A Message from the President
September 2025

Dear neighbors,

With September comes the arrival of a new school year. Having worked in higher education my entire professional career, I cherish the sense of growth and optimism that the arrival of a new school year brings. Our own Bethlehem Central School District resumes classes on Thursday, September 4. Let’s all please be alert when driving in the neighborhood of the children in our community who will be walking to and from our respective bus stops in Chadwick Square.

I write today with two important updates. First, due to the promising weather forecast to start September, the board has approved to extend our Chadwick pool season until Sunday, September 14. Again, my enormous thanks to all of our volunteer pool testers for enabling such a successful pool season, and to Steve Zulch for his help in coordination of that process. We had a pool inspection by the Department of Health at the end of August, and passed on all fronts. Thank you to everyone who demonstrated community spirit by volunteering to help our pool operation run so smoothly.

The second item I wanted to alert everyone to, is that the board will be conducting a community walkthrough on Tuesday, September 23 from 1:00 – 4:00 pm. We will be joined by our Community Association Manager, Brenna Nolan, from Sentry Management. The goal of the walkthrough is to achieve clarity on the expectations for maintenance letters from Sentry Management. We want to make sure that requested property maintenance is being done in a way that is equitable (all homeowners with the same issue are being asked to address it), consistent (both in requested maintenance messages and follow-up communication), and standardized (there is a shared understanding for the board and Sentry Management when a maintenance item crosses the threshold into warranting a letter).

In my second year as board President I can see why consistency in maintenance requests has previously been challenging. But I know having a healthful process for maintenance requests, and keeping Chadwick Square the charming and aesthetically pleasing community that it is, is a priority for the current board. This notification is in the spirt of increasing transparency for that process, as we will plan to notify the community in advance when any community walkthroughs are taking place. Thanks, and we’ll be sharing info about our annual Homeowners Meeting in the coming weeks, which will be on October 30. Wishing everyone a great start to autumn.

In solidarity,

Philip Poczik
President, Chadwick Square Park Association Board of Directors
poczikp@union.edu