After months of debate and a town hall, the United Mutual board approved a resolution to terminate the land-use policy, which would have allowed the exclusive use of common area for manor alterations.
The resolution to terminate the policy was passed 5-2-2, at United’s meeting on Tuesday, June 13. Director Cash Achrekar spoke in favor of passing the resolution.
“Common area is common area, it means for everybody else to use,” Achrekar said.
Resident Dick Rader also spoke in favor of the resolution.
“In the name of fairness, what you’re doing today is saying nobody can expand,” he said. “The common land should remain in everybody’s use.”
Director Pat English, who had previously advocated for the land-use policy, spoke out against the resolution at the meeting.
“For many years people have been making generally small changes with the approval of their neighbors – they may have squared off their patio or various other things,” English said. “I believe we all bought here because we like the look of the community and the community was modified by a little alteration here and there; we’re not cookie-cutter condos by any means.”
Resale report
The average resale price of a co-op in United in May was $264,813, up from $230,494 in May 2016. Resales year-to-date numbered 215, with 224 during the same period last year. Sales volume in May was $15.8 million, up from $10.8 million in May 2016.