UNIVERSITY APARTMENTS NEWS July 2018
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v UNIVERSITY APARTMENTS NEWS July 2018 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: UNIVERSITY APARTMENT RATE INCREASES Is Your Child Ready to Below are the new prices, and effective dates, for rent throughout the be Home Alone? . 2 community. Paid parking fees will not increase. COMMUNITY CENTER ROOM RENTAL RATES Hint from your RM . 3 (EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2018) In Your Backyard . 4 Standard Room: $25.00 per hour Kitchen: $20.00 per hour Gym: $45.00 per hour Madison Children’s Museum . 4 ADDITIONAL CHARGES/RATES SUMMER FUN WITH • Large Group Surcharge: $55.00 ART CART (more than 50 people) Pyle Center Rooftop • Not Present at Checkout: $30.00 The Art Cart will be visiting the Terrace . 4 • Admin Fee Plus Cleaning Fee: $25.00 per hour Eagle Heights Community Center (Not present and/or leaves area in need of cleaning) on July 24, from 9 a.m. to noon. • Admin Fee Plus Hourly Rate Late Checkout: $30.00 Laundry Rules . 5 (Minimum 1 Hour) Art Cart and Art Cart EXTRA! are free outdoor art programs that Kitchen Korner . 6 EAGLE HEIGHTS RATES travel to parks, playgrounds, and (EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2018 – JUNE 30, 2019) beaches across Dane County in the summer. Tips from the Grounds One Bedroom: $855.00 Department . 6 Two Bedroom: $948.00 Kids can receive instruction and Large Two Bedroom with Laundry: $1,080.00 a relaxed attitude to make art Three Bedroom: $1,112.00 Events . 7 outdoors. Children ages 3 and Small Three Bedroom with Laundry: $1,112.00 above are welcome with an adult. Large Three Bedroom with Laundry: $1,238.00 Families can drop in with no Shorewood 4th of Three Bedroom Townhouse with Laundry: $1,276.00 July Events . 7 preregistration necessary. Summer UNIVERSITY HOUSES RATES camps and other childcare (EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2018 – JUNE 30, 2019) programs must pre-register for Free Basketball Art Cart’s weekday sessions at Camp . 7 One Bedroom: $1,087.00 608-204-3021. Two Bedroom: $1,261.00 Volunteers Needed 7 Three Bedroom: $1,363.00 The Art Cart will return to the Community Center on August 9, HARVEY STREET APARTMENTS RATES from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Contact Us . 8 (EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018 – MAY 31, 2019) For more information, visit: www. mscr.org/our-programs/youth- One Bedroom: $772.00 arts-enrichment/art-cart. Two Bedroom: $992.00 IS YOUR CHILD READY TO BE LEFT HOME ALONE? All parents eventually have to decide d. problem solve independently but also know when to ask to leave their child home alone for the for help? first time. Maybe you need to run to e. recognize danger, stay safe, and use a telephone to call the store for a few minutes or work 9-1-1? during after-school hours. As parents, you need to be sure if your children 5. Is your child emotionally ready to be unsupervised? Do they... have the skills and maturity to handle a. feel confident and secure when alone? the situation safely. Being trusted to b. seem willing to be without an adult? stay home alone can be a positive and maturing experience for a child, but c. know how to handle fear, loneliness, boredom? you should be sure they are prepared 6. Is your child socially ready to be unsupervised? Do they… and confident enough to do so. a. talk easily to you about what happens at school and about their feelings? Here are some important tasks and questions you should consider before b. feel confident enough to contact another adult if there is a deciding the time is right to leave your child unsupervised by an adult. problem? 1. Is your home and neighborhood safe? c. know the names and numbers other trusted adults if they need help? 2. Is there a trusted adult nearby who can assist if the child needs help? Talk about these issues and any others with your child before deciding to leave them unsupervised. Go through “what if…” scenarios like 3. Is your child physically ready to be unsupervised? Can they... if someone comes to the door or what to say to someone on the a. lock/unlock the doors of your home? telephone if they ask for a parent. Make sure all important contact information is available to them and establish the rules, limits, and b. perform basic tasks such as making a sandwich, use the duties for the child while you are away. telephone, write a message? Please contact me if you have any questions about this or anything 4. Is your child mentally ready to be unsupervised? Do they… else. a. know how to reach you by cell phone or office number? b. tell time? c. understand “stranger danger” and know what to do if someone comes to the door? Officer Terry Evans, University Apartments Community Officer Email: [email protected] Twitter: @UnivAptsUWPD 608-265-5717 or 608-262-2957 2 HELPFUL HINTS FROM YOUR RESIDENT MANAGER (RM) TEAM The Resident Manager team is made up of seven staff members who about parking, laundry, or quiet hours; Information about campus, the live in the community. They have many responsibilities, but being larger Madison community, etc. If it’s an issue that needs immediate on-call is what they are most known for, and is one of the largest parts attention between 5:30 p.m. and 8 a.m. on weekdays and 24 hours on of their job as RMs. You can reach the RM on-call (available 5:30 weekends and university observed holidays, call or text the RM on- p.m. to 8 a.m. on weekdays and 24 hours on weekends and university call at 608-444-9308. observed holidays) by calling or texting 608-444-9308. Due to To summarize, the staff at University Apartments is here to help you. reception concerns, texting is typically more reliable. Please let us know how we can help you. When RMs are not on-call The RM on-call helps residents with a variety of issues including the staff in the Com¬munity Center can help too! You can stop by the lockouts, emergency maintenance concerns, rentals at the Community Community Center office for assistance. We are open 7:45 a.m. to Center and answering questions. In the past year (May 2017 through 5:45 p.m. Monday through Friday, and later on Wednesdays until 7:45 May 2018), they have responded to more than 1,300 calls and texts p.m. On Saturdays, the office is open from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. from residents. With that much experience, we’ve come up with a few You can also call the office at 608-262-3407. tips and helpful hints we’d like to share. Community Center staff can answer anything you might call an IS YOUR CHILD READY TO BE LEFT HOME ALONE? TO PREVENT A MAINTENANCE EMERGENCY RM for, and they can also help with lending you equipment like moving carts; helping you acquire a paid-parking pass if you have an Let us know when things break by filling out an online form for additional car; sending a work request; suggesting fun events for you routine repairs (like slow leaks or drips, broken blinds, bent curtain at the Community Center or around town; getting you a battery for rods, loose cabinets, etc.) as soon as you notice it. This allows us to your smoke or CO2 detector; and any other questions you may have. address it before it grows into a bigger problem. You can find that form here: www.housing.wisc.edu/apartments/maintenance. If it is a RESIDENT MANAGERS IN YOUR AREA maintenance emergency, like an overflowing sink, clogged toilet that you cannot plunge yourself, or a fire alarm sounding, please call us. TO HEAR LESS “CHIRPING” Chirping is what happens when smoke or CO2 detector batteries go bad. We actually offer free batteries to residents at the Community Center. When you hear chirping, you can call an RM (after office hours) to come replace the battery; you could also get and keep one or two batteries at home so you can change them yourself as needed. Of course, if you don’t feel comfortable doing it or don’t know how to, please call us. We are happy to come help. TO REDUCE KITCHEN SINK CLOGS 100s & 200s 300s & 400s 500s & 600s Garbage disposals (the thing in the sink that collects food particles Diamond Hossein Anthony and chops them up) are meant only for small particles of food, like Last day 7/31/18 crumbs from when you wash your dishes. Please place larger food in the garbage before running your disposal. It will run more effectively and be less likely to clog or back up into you or your neighbor’s apartment. TO AVOID LOCKOUTS Always check that you have your keys when you leave your apartment. If you do realize that you have left your keys at home or in your office, try to make arrangements before you get home by calling your roommate (if you have one) to see if they will be home. If you cannot make other arrangements and the Community Center office is closed, call or text the RM on-call and they will meet you as soon as 700s & 800s 900s UHouses they can. Ivan Evelyn Chris During office hours, you can come to the Community Center and we will lend you a spare key to your apartment. You will need to show ID to staff to be let in to your apartment or to get a spare key.