In January 2024, the basement in one of the six building in our association in Sister Bay Wisconsin was flooded due to a water main break. As the Board President, I made arrangements to meet with several contractors and our assigned AOI representative Kelly after the basement was pumped dry. While this was a NEW experience for me & the Board, Kelly assured us that she would keep us informed/funded during th entire recovery process that eventually lasted about five months. As one can imagine, we had to work with major contractors (inc WPS) and smaller (one/two person) shops who could not afford to wait weeks/MONTHS to be paid, something that Kelly was completely aware/respectful of. I can not underestimate how valuable AOI and Kelly were during the process which (in some estimates) got owners back into their units months earlier that initial guesstimates. read more