Considering an alteration to your manor and have questions about the asbestos-abatement process? Are the steps and information unclear?

Manor Alterations, in partnership with the City of Laguna Woods, seeks to clarify this process and provide members all the information necessary in a helpful and concise format to help expedite and complete alterations.

Please email your asbestos-abatement process questions and feedback to alterations@vmsinc.org by Monday, April 29. Be sure to include “Asbestos” in the subject line.

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Laguna Woods Village residents can schedule appointments to drop off personal documents at city hall for free shredding. Documents will be stored in locked containers until shredded by a National Association for Information Destruction® AAA certified company at a separate facility.

Appointments Are Required

To schedule an appointment, visit cityoflagunawoods.org and click on the blue “Arrange Document Shredding” button. If no available appointments are displayed, you may also call city hall at 949-639-0500 to schedule.

Prior to scheduling an appointment, please review the following:

• Proof of Laguna Woods residency is required for free document shredding.
• No more than the equivalent of three 13-gallon kitchen trash bags of documents are allowed per appointment.
• For security, you will be required to feed your documents through a small opening in a locked container. Please allow an appropriate amount of time to do so.
• Remove binders, hanging file folders and large binder clips prior to your appointment. Manila folders with metal prongs, paper clips, rubber bands and staples are OK.
• Do not bring newspapers or magazines unless they contain personal information.
• X-rays, CDs, cassettes, flash drives, discs and batteries are not accepted.
• Notify city hall staff once you arrive if you need assistance unloading your documents.

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As you may know, Laguna Woods Village is one of the few homeowners’ associations (HOA) that owns and maintains its own broadband network.

The Village is a member of the very large cooperative National Content and Technology Cooperative (NCTC), which partners with the community to provide network programming (KNBC, KABC, CNN, FOX, etc.) at bulk pricing.

On March 5, 2024, U.S. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel proposed banning bulk billing arrangements in apartments, condominiums, housing cooperatives, public housing and other multitenant buildings.

This proposal would have a negative impact on seniors and fixed-income individuals, among others, who reside in condominiums and housing cooperatives, as it would result in increased costs and lower quality infrastructure. Bulk billing arrangements for broadband access through condominiums and HOAs have been proven to benefit residents with lower costs, improved infrastructure and faster internet access; in 2010, the FCC found that bulk billing arrangements “predominately benefit consumers.”

Banning bulk billing would nearly triple the cost of programming to the Village, which is budgeted to be more than $4.5M for this year alone.

FCC commissioners are considering this proposal to ban bulk billing for broadband access, and they need to hear from your elected representatives regarding how bulk billing benefits residents in condominiums and HOAs.

Engage in a Letter Writing Campaign

If you are interested in urging the representatives and commissioners listed above, as well as the committees involved, to voice their support in upholding bulk billing, click the links below to download, print, date, sign and mail convenient form letters:

• U.S. Congresswoman Young Kim
• U.S. Senator Alex Padilla
• U.S. Federal Communication Commission
• House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
• Senate Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband

This campaign is being led by Florida Reps. Darren Soto and Gus Bilirakis (FCC docket 17-142). Visit the Community Associations Institute (CAI) Advocacy Center for more information.

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