Town Crier Articles

 

Drone technology came to New Town on December 8, 2021 with the arrival of Archi-Tec-Tonic’s drone for Eagle Construction’s inspection of Village Walk roofs.

 

On January 24th, Eagle sent the results of these inspections to the Board. Eagle identified 30 separate Village Walk addresses with “maintenance” or “installation” items to be corrected.  Minimal description was provided with Eagle’s list – e.g. “exposed nails without caulking,” “blown ridge cap shingles,” etc.  Eagle offered to repair all the items on their list “as a good faith effort to be a good partner to both the Association and our homeowners.”

Eagle’s “game plan” noted that only 5 homes in the neighborhood remain under warranty roof coverage due to the age of the roofs. Eagle’s offer, however, came with a condition - namely their proposal “does not trigger a new warranty or other ongoing obligation by Eagle and represents the end of Eagle’s responsibilities as to the roofs.”

 

The Board held a Special Meeting on January 26th with Village Walk owners in attendance to discuss our next steps. I presented a summary of NTRA’s experience with Village Walk roofs and outlined the number of new residences identified by Eagle with no previous problems reported to the NTRA. Owners shared their experience with past Eagle repairs and suggested ways for the Board to respond to Eagle’s offer. The Board favors having an independent engineer check on Eagle’s findings prior to any repair to determine the extent of issues with these roofs. We are exploring options for the most cost-effective way to do this. We assured Village Walk owners that the Association will not agree to any “end of Eagle’s responsibilities.”  

 

As the Board considers our final reply to Eagle, all Village Walk owners are encouraged to examine their attics and other rooms for signs of water leaks. Tickets should be submitted via the NTRA website for any found problems. Village Walk owners will receive periodic eblast notices as this situation evolves, so PLEASE be sure that your website profile information is up to date.

 

Meanwhile, the Board is also working on a chart for Village Walk owners to help clarify what exterior maintenance is a responsibility of the NTRA and what responsibilities individual owners have for their home.