As you know, we've had a rash of check hacks over the past month or two, resulting in some discussions about a more secure way to pay our dues.
I spent about an hour with Detective Ryan Davis of the Troy Police Department, and he agreed with what I'm about to suggest.
Go into your bank's website or their app on your phone and select the auto bill pay option. Set it to pay Terrace at Highpointe at 35 Hyland Drive, Troy N Y 12182.
You can do this for annual, semi-annual, or quarterly payments, but because of frequent mail delays, I would suggest setting the due date as the 27th of the previous month rather than the first of the month they're due. Your bank then will mail us a bank check. Your personal check won't be involved at all, and thus unable to be hacked. Plus you won't have to remember to write a check every so often.
If you need help setting this up, call one of your grandchildren. (Two of you have been doing this for a while.)
If you've had a problem and haven't talked to Detective Davis, or if you have additional input for him, he'd love to hear from you. You can reach him at ryan.davis@troyny.gov, office 518-270-4430 or cell 518-948-6373.
-- Jerry Gordon
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