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Concerns about storage fees for evicted individuals' belongings
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Council Member Gale A. Brewer raises concerns about storage fees for belongings of evicted individuals. She highlights issues with long-term storage and the need for review of the current system.
- Some individuals have had their belongings in storage since 2017
- Brewer requests information on the total amount being paid for storage and how it is reviewed
- Commissioner Park agrees to follow up with specific numbers and to discuss individual client cases offline
Gale A. Brewer
1:29:09
Okay.
1:29:10
Storage fees.
1:29:12
That's a big one.
1:29:13
And I know I really, appreciate you get evicted, you put your stuff in storage, that's fabulous.
1:29:19
But some of them, I don't know what to do with the contract.
1:29:22
I don't know if they're the right storage company.
1:29:24
Some folks have had their stuff in there for since 2017.
1:29:27
They seem to all be in my office, everybody who's had their stuff in since 2017.
1:29:32
So I just would like to get a number as to what we're paying on storage and how we review it and who's paying attention to it, etcetera.
Molly Wasow Park
1:29:39
We'll have to follow-up and get back
Gale A. Brewer
1:29:41
to But it's a big number.
Marlene Polanco
1:29:42
Okay.
1:29:42
And
Molly Wasow Park
1:29:43
and let's follow-up offline about specific clients as well.