tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post423344939593714883..comments2024-02-14T16:54:15.327-05:00Comments on PLAINFIELD TODAY: Housing Authority exec outlines plans for Elmwood GardensDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867186465663386310noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-4099590829527630972011-06-18T20:23:38.586-04:002011-06-18T20:23:38.586-04:00My opinion is that the problems with Elmwood Garde...My opinion is that the problems with Elmwood Garden have more to do with poor management and a questionable tenant's association than with the physical facility. A friend who lived there had a very nice apartment. However, as you pointed out, 20-25% of the residents were not qualified to be living there, and I believe their presence dimished the quality of life for qualified residents. How is it that eviction action can remove them when the housing authority wants to aggrandize itself, but not in the ordinary course of management over the recent past? <br /><br />Furthermore, this government project will cost someone, something, somewhere. Most Plainfielders do as best they can maintaining their 80 year old homes and expect to live in them for many years to come. Doing a tear-down of this 60 year old housing stock strikes me as wasteful. I say have the housing authority enforce the residency qualifications scrupulously for a few years and see what effect that has. Having them do their job just might make a differnce for the better without the waste of a tear-down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-67151109770645654202011-06-16T18:17:28.157-04:002011-06-16T18:17:28.157-04:00Please give it to the Good Sisters from Mother Ter...Please give it to the Good Sisters from Mother Teresa's group I see walking around town.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com