Announcements

Furnace Inspections Begin March 1, 2021

Starting Monday, March 1st, Robertson Morrison , our heating and cooling contractor, will be conducting furnace inspections throughout the cooperative. These inspections are not only recommended by the manufacturer but are also required by the City of Ann Arbor.

What & Why Are They Inspecting?

Providing constant airflow throughout your home is one of the most vital components of our heating and cooling systems. To ensure that these systems are working correctly, we will be inspecting furnace filters, as well as all heating and cold-air returns. These inspections will allow us to assess problems with the system, some of which may be caused by members, themselves.

To maintain safe and healthy airflow, members are always expected to:

• Replace the furnace filters supplied by Forest Hills, at least four times a year.
• Ensure that vents are free, uncovered, and unrestricted. The heating and cold-air returns located in each room of your unit should never be blocked—at any time, for any reason, by:
  • furniture, chairs, couches, or mattresses
  • carpeting or rugs
  • clothing
  • boxes, or any other personal items

When filters are not changed, or when vents are blocked, covered, or restricted; proper airflow cannot be maintained. This could cause furnace components to overheat and burn out, which could, in turn, cause your entire system to shut down, leaving you without heat or air conditioning. Unfortunately, we have encountered this situation on several, recent occasions, and they indeed resulted in costly repairs. Please remember that if a heating/cooling system shuts down due to any of the conditions listed above, the member will be responsible for all repair costs.

Member Preparation

Clear the Way

• Maintain a clear path throughout your home—in particular, from your front door to the basement.
• Maintain a minimum five-foot-wide path from your basement steps to the area surrounding your furnace, and extending to your electric-panel box.

Children & Pets

Be advised that we will be entering each room of your home.

• Please keep children and pets away from the area where work is being performed.
• Please confine pets to a crate or remove them from your home for the duration of the inspection.

The Inspection Process

What to Expect

• Three Robertson Morrison technicians will arrive, wearing uniforms and driving branded vehicles.
• The technicians will work in three separate units, while one member of our staff rotates between them to assist when necessary.
• Inspection and any required maintenance should take approximately one hour, or more, based on their findings.

Regarding COVID-19

• All technicians and Forest Hills employees are health-screened daily.
• We will ask the same health-screening questions to each co-op member, prior to entering their unit.
• Technicians and maintenance staff will be wearing shoe covers and face masks.
• We ask each member to also wear a face mask while we are working in your home.
• Please also respect social distancing by staying at least 6 feet away from staff and technicians.
• If you are feeling unwell, waiting for the results of a COVID-19 test, or if anyone in your home is in quarantine or isolation, please let us know.

Timeline

Inspection Route:

Without knowing ahead of time how much maintenance will be required for each unit, there is no way for us to provide an exact date for inspections. However, we can share the route that will be followed:

1. Shadowood
2. Hardyke
3. Laurelwood
4. 2400’s Shadowood
5. Hemlock
6. Jonathan

We will distribute notices to each unit when inspections begin in their court.

Need An Appointment?

If you prefer to be present when the inspection work is performed, please contact the office right away. We can provide you with a make-up date without a specific time-window. If you need your appointment at a certain time, a return-trip charge will be assessed by Robertson Morrison. Please contact the office directly to arrange that.

Since the contractor does charge us for each service call, if we do not hear from you about your scheduling needs, and we are unable to gain access to your unit on the day the contractors are working in your area, you will be responsible for Robertson Morrison's service fee.

Still Have Questions?

We realize inspections are disruptive. Please help us help you! If you have any concerns or questions, please call us during our regular business hours at 734-971-9270, or email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. We appreciate your partnering with us to keep your heating and cooling system in top-notch shape!

In-Person Visits

Forest Hills has re-opened for in-person visits and non-emergency maintenance. Please note our current hours:

• Monday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
• Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
• Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
• Thursday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
• Friday: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
• Saturday: Closed
• Sunday: Closed

You can always reach us during the above hours by phone, 734-971-9270, or email, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Maintenance

Please remember: If maintenance is entering your home on any work order, emergency or otherwise:

• You, too, must wear a mask!
• Respect social distancing. Stay six feet away from the maintenance staff while they are assisting you with your maintenance-emergency.
• Please do not be offended if maintenance staff asks you to step back, leave the room, or use a tape measure to visually assist you or anyone else who is not respecting the social distancing rule.

Thank you for taking these steps to keep both our members and staff safe!

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The City of Ann Arbor is reviewing an application as it relates to City Ordinances and Plans. A staff report will be prepared which will include analysis, findings, and a recommendation for actions, and will be available after 3:00 p.m. on the Friday before the hearing date.

Residents are invited to share comments or seek additional information by contacting Planning Services:

• By phone at 734-794-6265.
• By email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

If you would like to provide written comments that will be made available to the Planning Commission, they must be provided to City Planning Staff by noon on the day of the Public Hearing.

A public hearing for the following request will be held by the Ann Arbor City Planning Commission on:

2385 East Ellsworth Road Site Plan and Special Exception Use for Planning Commission Approval - Proposed Site Plan to redevelop the existing one-story building into a marijuana provisioning center/marijuana retailer, including rear­ranging and improving the parking lot, providing conflicting land use buffer, and installing an enclosure for solid waste/recycling facilities. Request to revise an approved Special Exception Use to allow the approved marijuana provisioning center/marijuana retailer to be located in the existing building rather than a new building on this 0.46-acre site .

This notice is being provided to property within 300feet of the owners, occupants, and registered neighborhood associations within 300 feet of this proposal.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this meeting may be held either physically or electronically, which will be noted on the agenda for this meeting when it is published at https://a2gov.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx .

Please also check the City website's Public Notices of Nonregularly Scheduled or Electronic Meetings at https://www.a2gov.org/Pages/Special-Meetings-and-Sessions.aspx .

If held physically, this meeting will be held in the City Hall Council Chamber, 2nd floor of the Guy C. Larcom, Jr. Municipal Building, 301 E. Huron Street .

If held electronically, this meeting will be viewable online or on broadcast television, or may be listened to live via telephone, with public comment done electronically. Viewing options will be available on CTN Ann Arbor's website: https://www.a2gov.org/departments/communications/ctn/Pages/default.aspx?Pages/watch.aspx .

Procedures for telephone participation and public comment at electronic meetings is available on the City Clerk's website: https://www.a2gov.org/departments/city-clerk/Pages/Virtual-Meetings-.aspx .

Click here for a downloadable PDF of this notice.

If you would like to track information about the proposed Ellsworth property, visit Etrakit Website  and search "Properties."

Effective December 31, 2020

Effective December 31, 2020, the waiting list for co-op membership will be closed due to the extensive wait time for a townhome, at this time. We will not accept applications after January 1, 2021. Please know we will continue to monitor the waiting list, and we will reopen it once the waiting time becomes more reasonable. Please keep checking back to our website for updates.