Stoneham to Receive Funding to Renovate Vacant Public Housing Units
The Department of Housing and Community Development announced Dec. 6 that $2.2 million in funding to 33 housing authorities to assist in the cost of re-occupying vacant, state-funded public housing units.
The state Department of Housing and Community Development recently announced that $2.2 million in funding to 33 housing authorities—including Stoneham—will assist in the cost of re-occupying vacant, state-funded public housing units, according to a press statement from Gov. Deval Patrick's office. Stoneham will be receiving $69,310 to revamp three vacant two-bedroom units on Washington Avenue, according to Sharon Wilkins, executive director of the Stoneham Housing Authority. The plan is to overhaul the kitchen and bathroom, paint the walls and replace the flooring, she explained. If Stoneham can complete the renovation work and fill the vacancies before March 31, 2013, the town will then receive the state funding awarded to them on Dec. 6…
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Mary Maher
9:25 am on Saturday, February 23, 2013
What is being done about the disgraceful conditions of public housing on Duncklee Ave.? Filthy hallways, kitchen cabinets with torn veneer. Filthy carpets. Ice on walkways in winter. Cars parked in fire lanes. Trash thrown outside the barrels and left there. Elderly being forced to climb flights of stairs with bundles. Property is unkempt, with leaves and brush. Medical waste found in hallways. … more ›