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Society Hill Phase II leaders ask council to apply Municipal Services/Kelly Act assistance for aging condominium infrastructure
Summary
Leaders of Society Hill Phase II urged the council to use the Municipal Services Act (also referenced as the Kelly Act) to help cover major reserve and structural costs after COVID‑era impacts raised assessments and reserve requirements.
Representatives from the Society Hill Phase II condominium association asked the council on May 20 to meet and consider Municipal Services Act assistance to address major reserve and structural needs identified in a reserve study and worsened by the pandemic.
The residents said many units are occupied by seniors, the community has aging roofs and facades, and rising reserve requirements have strained association finances. They requested a near‑term meeting with the council and counsel to present a full list of concerns and documentation.
Derek Lampley, president of Society Hill Phase II, and Michelle Scantlebury, vice president, asked for a council meeting before May 30 and said they would provide contact information and a consolidated list of concerns. Jemila Duncan, treasurer, said the association is no longer under abatement and that residents continue to pay taxes while facing large capital costs for roofs, facades and roadways. Lampley cited the Kelly Act (1993) as a framework the association wishes to discuss.
Business Administrator Eric Pennington said a meeting would be helpful and that if the association is no longer tax‑abated the city has limited but existing responsibilities; he asked the association to provide a full list of issues so staff and corporation counsel could prepare. The council agreed to arrange a meeting and requested the association deliver an itemized list so staff could research responsibilities and possible municipal actions ahead of a scheduled follow‑up.
