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AKRON,
Ohio (WOIO) - A chorus of seniors living at the White Pond Villa senior
housing complex tell 19 News the six story apartment building is in a
state of disrepair. They say there is no air conditioning, and there are
two elevators that rarely work.
Rosalie
Coco says her doctor had to write her a prescription for a portable air
conditioner because things had gotten so bad, “My air has not worked
since I’ve been here.”
That was four years ago.
“I
got stuck in [the elevator] and it scared me to death. They actually
had to call paramedics because I started having chest pains and
hyperventilating from it,” Coco said.
One
resident who has lived there for several years and did not want to be
identified says it’s shameful to see the sign that management posted on
the elevator. It warns residents that the elevators are “out of order”
and to not use them, or you risk getting stuck. She says most of the
people who live in the senior building could never make it to their
apartments by using the stairs.
“When
I moved in it was 62 and older that lived here, and they have walkers
and wheelchairs. They can’t get around – they can’t go up and down
stairs. They have bad knees. They just can’t do it,” the tenant said.
However,
the tenant’s association president said after many, many calls for help
to everyone, including Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, there’s finally action.
“A Mr. Curry from Fair Housing got the Health Department involved.”
The
President of the Tenant’s Association says not only has the Health
Department stepped in demanding that both elevators are fixed
immediately. Several managers have been terminated at the Akron
facility, but it’s unclear why.
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No A/C and broken elevators at Akron senior living facility have health department asking questions
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