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IREM President’s Message - by Peter Lewis

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The Boston Chapter’s Legislative Committee is working on Congressional In-District Meetings: April 10-21. The IREM Congressional In-District Program will help us connect with Members of Congress at home. Both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate have scheduled district work periods during that time.

As part of the Legislative initiatives the Chapter is also hosting the Massachusetts State House Tour on April 6, with a networking event immediately following at Scholars American Bistro.

Also, fast approaching is the April 1st deadline for income & expense reporting. It is very important that we have the members’ participation in order to meet the Chapter’s reporting goals. To receive a free digital Income/Expense publication Submit all data no later than April 1. To receive a half-priced digital Income/Expense publication Submit all data between April 2 and April 30. For more information, please contact the income/expense analysis manager, Matthew O’Hara at 800-837-0706 x6025 or email mohara@irem.org.

For more information on the chapter’s planned events in 2017, please contact Kelley Hannon at the Boston Chapter office at 617-436-7565 or via email at iremboston@iremboston.com.  You can also visit the Chapter’s website at www.iremboston.org.

Peter Lewis, CPM is the 2017 president of the IREM Boston Metropolitan Chapter #4 and is vice president, property management for The Schochet Cos. AMO, Braintree, Mass.

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