Hosted
and produced by Shu Bartholomew, "On The Commons" is a weekly
radio show dedicated to discussing the many issues surrounding mandatory
homeowner associations, the fastest growing form of residential housing in the
nation.
This Week's Show Preview from Shu Bartholomew
The tragedy of the Champlain Tower collapse in Florida has
the rest of the country, and perhaps the world, scratching their heads wondering
why an otherwise seemingly well built building would all of a sudden just
collapse in the middle of the night? What happened to cause the building to
crumple, burying many of the owners and residents in the rubble? How do we
prevent something like this from happening again if we don't know what caused
it? There are as many thoughts and ideas as to the cause but nothing concrete
yet. Was it as some people speculate rusted out metal rebars? Did the salt water
have anything to do with it? Could the concrete have been too thin? Was it the
proper consistency? And the all time favorite, the owners failed to have
sufficient reserves? I suppose there are loads of reasons why the building could
have failed so dramatically but that is not helping us prevent it from ever
happening again. So barring a conclusive reason for the failure of the structure
we turpentined our attention to the things we need to improve on in order to
catch any flaws during the construction phase of a building. This is where the
local governments need to step in and stop whining.
Jan Bergemann joins us "On the Commons". Jan is the founder and
president of the Florida based "Cyber Citizens for Justice". Jan is
always generous with his time and his in-depth knowledge of what goes on behind
the scenes in Florida. Today is no exception. His insider knowledge helped
explain a lot of mysteries. We still have no conclusive evidence but the Federal
government is sending money and the manpower to dig a little deeper into the
tragedy. Finally our tax dollars may be doing some good instead of simply being
wasted. Here is hoping we get some solid answers and can make sure there will
never be a repeat performance.
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can listen to the show:
"On The Commons"
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The Commons can be heard on Cox
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Shu Bartholomew
Host and producer
On The Commons is produced by OTC Multimedia Productions
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