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Council Member Riley's remarks on the Wallace Avenue fire and tenant displacement
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Council Member Riley expresses frustration with the agencies' responses and provides context about the ongoing situation at 2910 Wallace Avenue following a fire in January. He highlights the continued displacement of tenants and the lack of communication from the developer.
- Riley emphasizes that tenants from the Wallace Avenue fire are still displaced months after the incident.
- He notes issues with the developer's communication and handling of tenants' properties.
- The council member expresses disappointment in the agencies' inability to address the resolutions or provide concrete answers to help affected residents.
Kevin C. Riley
0:57:15
Okay.
0:57:17
Okay.
0:57:20
It's really disheartening.
0:57:22
I've been dealing with this fire for those who don't know.
0:57:25
Wallace Avenue Fire has took place in January.
0:57:29
We have tenants who are still displaced now.
0:57:31
We had a meeting with the developer who was Parkash and they haven't been doing a good job with notifying the tenants of any repairs.
0:57:41
And tenants are currently right now disabled, not able to go inside the building according to them.
0:57:50
They misplaced certain of the tenants properties.
0:57:54
So there's a lot going on within the Wallace Avenue Fire.
0:57:56
So I understand you guys don't have the opportunity or the capacity to discuss resolutions but these are real issues that are going on with real people that are actually here today.
0:58:06
So I think it's very important for us to continue this conversation and see how we could actually help them because currently as of today we haven't been helping them to the magnitude that we should be.
0:58:16
So chair, thank you so much for the opportunity for questions but it doesn't look like anyone has any answers.