CAI-NJ Feb.2018

PRESIDENT’S CORNER LISA VITIELLO, CPA CAI-NJ 2018 PRESIDENT | TOWNE & COUNTRY MANAGEMENT, INC.

T his month’s issue is “Keeping Your Community Secure.” Today, we are faced with an ever changing world and threats both domestic and foreign. Those threats come in many forms. We have to contend with physical harm such as the recent bombing at The Port Authority in NYC and we have cyber harm such as hacking, identity theft and viruses that affect our digital lives. Our communities are micro-cities. Like NYC, we have our share of security issues. One of my managers experienced this first hand with vandalism. A disrespectful neighbor decided his one des- ignated space was not sufficient for his household needs, so he “claimed” the guest spots in front of his condomini- um. Anyone who parked in those spaces had their vehicle vandalized. Our manager took action. She installed an inexpensive, outside camera pointed at the guest spaces. Sure enough, the camera caught the person and she turned the video over to the police. The police were able to arrest the culprit. These inexpensive cameras are a supplement to a “Neighborhood Watch” program. If your community is

"Our communities are micro-cities. Like NYC, we have our share of security issues."

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experiencing physical crime, consider this as a part of your solution. This is one suggestion of many that are offered by our esteemed authors of this issue. For your safety and the safety of your communities, BE VIGILANT. “If you see some- thing, say something.” n

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