The lobby office will be closed Saturday, the 1st and Tuesday, the 4th. It will be open Thursday, the 29th from 6–8pm and on Sunday, the 2nd from 9–11am.

A resident is interested in finding detailed, structural plans regarding framing, materials, etc. used in converting our turn-of-the-century mill building into the current condo units.  She’s found the architectural drawings from 1988 at the Registry of Deeds but they’re a fairly broad outline.  We’ve sent an e-mail to Cathy asking if she has info about in-depth plans and I expect we’ll hear back come Monday. In the meantime, I figured it wouldn’t hurt to see if any other residents had ever tracked down construction details or had first-hand knowledge about what went into making our units a reality. Please feel free to share anything you know in the comments.

I neglected to ask said resident if she was requesting info for practical reasons or simply out of historical curiosity.  If anyone’s interested in a broad history of this complex, there’s one here. I also know a fair bit about the Ingram and Axminster weave mill that used to be where the garage is now that I learned while researching my dance history book; I can post that info at some point if anyone would like.

As for construction history stories, for my own part, I can say that when we opened up our upstairs hallway to expose the wooden support post by the bathroom, it had some interesting graffiti.  And my old hairdresser from Billerica once told me that her uncle and his son were on the construction crew that did the conversion and talked about walking those beams high above the atrium.

I’m having trouble with the UTEC link I just posted even though it works fine when I tie it to the word “here.”  So here it is again.

This subject came up at the annual meeting on Wednesday. I’d never heard of this UTEC program before and am pleased to be able to spread the word: https://utec-mattress.org.

Just a reminder, the annual meeting is tomorrow at 7:00PM at the NPS Visitors Center next door.  If you won’t be able to attend and haven’t yet turned in your proxy form, please try to drop it at the office ASAP or send it to the meeting with a neighbor tomorrow.

Hope to see you all there!

Now that the air conditioning has been turned on for the summer, people might be interested in this info from a fellow resident (Thanks Craig!):

The management sent out an e-mail last Saturday regarding a safety issue in the loading dock area but apparently not everyone received it.  I apologize for not posting the information at the time; here it is now.

Last evening a metal cover, over a shaft into the tunnels below the roads and parking lot, located at the base of the rear loading dock stairs was found down in the shaft, leaving the hole open. The cover was retrieved and put back in place and an additional piece of metal placed over it with caution cones. 

Until the structural integrity of the area can be evaluated, no cars or trucks may use this area for any reason. If you are expecting a delivery please use the side door toward the front of the building or the lobby door. Please use only the freight elevator, not the passenger elevator for large items. Walking over the area to get to and from the rear door is not a problem, just exercise caution walking over the plate.

I want to thank those residents that took the time to call me about this dangerous hazard so it could be promptly attended to.

Just a reminder that there’s a board meeting tonight in the lobby office at 7:00.  Residents are welcome to attend. The agenda is posted on the first floor bulletin board by the elevator.

The April LDNA meeting is tomorrow night at 7 pm at LTC (246 Market Street).  More info is available here.

Someone is interested in knowing if any residents have cleaning services they might recommend.  Feel free to post any suggestions in the comments, or you can send them to admin@canalplaceone.com and I’ll forward them.  Thanks!