An undated letter was taped up on the elevator door at Salvo about three weeks ago. One of the two elevators was going to be shut down for a week or so for repairs. OK. The weeks go by, and the 220 tenants learned to wait, learned to take the stairs when they were able, learned to mutter. Many of them are disabled, some with walkers, some with wheelchairs. They can’t take the stairs. Now the week of downtime is turning into a month. One of the tenants went over the Gazette to ask them to do a story, and they weren’t interested. More important fish to fry.
And then some time in the last couple weeks the head of the tenant union quit. Maybe the elevator was the final straw. Read the story on Salvo House here
Without Angela Plassmann it is up to others to bring attention to the negligence and poor management of public housing within the Northampton’s public housing buildings. Thank you so much Kirby for being the voice for so many of the mistreated and forgotten.
The state of Salvo House is an outrage. I took a photo of that broken fire panel last year (when Northampton Media still cared).
I think the Latin tag means “What isn’t written down, didn’t happen”. Personally I prefer the motto of the Aspen Daily News: “If you don’t want it printed, don’t let it happen.” That means you, Mr. Hite.
Jendi,
you are missed. Your artcles on Northampton Media regarding the conditions of public housing were excellent. You are certainly right about one thing. Northampton Media doesn’t care about those in public housing!