Helping firefighters to move a disabled man from the fifth floor of the Jenny Lind building

The story of the broken elevators of Jenny Lindhal’s apartments continues. It has been a long time since the elevators of a 6-story building whose residents are mostly elderly and disabled people; are broken This causes inconvenience and worry to the residents. This problem was not solved even by allocating subsidized government facilities. So that we continue to see elevators breaking down. When the elevators fail, all the residents of the higher floors have problems. Because it is very difficult for them to travel. The condition of the elevators is such that the firefighters recently started to move a disabled man from the fifth floor of this building.

After the last failure of both elevators of this building that happened in the middle of May; Cleveland-based Millennia, which manages Jenny Lind, sent a letter to residents. The letter stated: “Repairing the elevators is useless and they should be completely replaced and renovated.” We are now looking to find a reputable company from the available offers. We will renovate the elevators soon. We understand the frustration and frustration this causes. “So we’re doing everything we can to make a temporary fix until the work is done to modernize.”

Statements of the residents of the building about the failure of the elevator

Jenny Lind resident Jackelyn Moreau said, “They say they’re going to renovate the elevators, but they never follow through. I have lived here for five and a half years and with people who are older than me; I have spoken. They also say that this situation has always existed. “So they have been talking about repairing the elevator for a long time, but nothing is being done.”

Residents say they were told parts would arrive in one to three weeks and the renovation project would begin. But now 5 weeks have passed but the elevators are still broken and no project has been started.

The management gave the residents the possibility that they can be transferred to the hotel if they wish. But those who moved only took some essential items with them and do not know when they will return to their homes.

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Transporting disabled man in Jenny Lind building by firefighters

Alvest Kennedy is a disabled resident of the fifth floor. He moves between floors with a large electric wheelchair. He said about his life: “Since the elevator broke down, I feel like a hostage. Because I can’t leave the house at all. I expect to receive some basic services, but unfortunately no one has even rang my doorbell during this time.”

When offered to move to a hotel, Kennedy was very hesitant to move and live in a hotel. Because he could not take many of the things he needed with him.

But on Thursday, after more than a month in her apartment, Kennedy decided to move into a hotel. But there were challenges to move the disabled man to the ground floor of the building. A team of firefighters was dispatched to the scene and took him down the stairs.

“It was very difficult,” Kennedy said. But they moved me out of the building after 5 weeks and I was able to move into a hotel. I thank all of them. Because they did a great job.”

Later that day, Kennedy was taken by a shuttle service to the hotel where she and other Jenny Lind residents were staying.

Springfield Tenants Unite, a new organization that fights for tenants’ rights, has taken on the challenge of solving the problems of Jenny Lind residents. In the few meetings they had with a few residents; It has been shared that Millenia, which operates Jenny Lind and 275 other apartment complexes across the country, has been barred from receiving new federal housing contracts.

Translator: Naeeme Goli

Source:

https://www.ky3.com/2024/06/21/emergency-crews-help-springfield-man-get-down-5th-story-apartment-after-five-weeks-broken-elevators-jenny-lind- hall/