There is drug activity in front of 2133 Fitzwater on most days, and often it spreads to the steps of 2135 Fitzwater. The legal residents should be kicked out for allowing this on the steps of a property they lease and are responsible for.
PHA has too many properties for it to manage. It's too big. It's the fourth largest public housing authority in the nation. It's the largest landlord in Pennsylvania. It's grown into an unmanageable, untracked, uncontrolled behemoth. It's time to cut PHA to a manageable size. Properties with repeat problems, multiple evictions, repeated arrests, and ongoing drug complaints should be sold and the money used for newer quality housing.
Meanwhile, there are PHA tenants who earn over $100,000 a year. That's right. Not a typo. The Daily News has an article today entitled "Sweet Deal at PHA: Six Figure Salary,$654 a month Rent." Asia Coney helped bring Carl Greene from Detroit to Philly, and he rewarded her with a plump sinecure and a PHA house for life. Doesn't that violate HUD rules? Obama supporters, anyone?
PHA did evict two convicted felons from the property who grew up here recently, since this video has been posted. Thank you PHA Scattered Site manager. But they still come back and sit on the steps to deal drugs and to spot drug buyers to direct to sellers IN OTHER PHA PROPERTIES. They just don't live there anymore.
These houses are within a block of where I live. For the past 8 years, they have been havens for drug dealers, felons, etc. Although some of the criminals have been evicted and banned from the property, they continue to deal drugs from the front stoop. The most recent arrest for one of the "tenants" was on Thursday, 8/12. After posting $10 in bail, he was back dealing in front of the house on 8/13! PHA is aware of the problem but refuses to do anything about it. Thank you Carl Greene.
There are some connected people making a LOT of money off of PHA.The money PHA gets is Fed money, so it has to be spent and probably ends up lining some connected people's pockets. PHA should auction off its vacant properties, so they can be cleared for private sector rehab. The proceeds can go to reducing the Federal debt.
I'm NOT voting for Kenyatta Johnson, because he has presided over this quality of PHA management by continually funding PHA with no questions asked, no expectations, and he's addressed neighbors' complaints to his office about these properties to my knowledge.
I'm not convinced this is a race issue per se, but an issue where bad management is rewarded and there is no follow up. It is the problem of "big government" -- it's so large and spread out that HUD and their OIG can't monitor what is spent or not spent at the ground level. Why reward a group that gets such bad results with stimulus money? The pols have a duty to audit this group, or we just are not going to vote for the pro-PHA pol.
The house across the street , at the end of the video, and across from those owned by PHA once sold for over $600,000! the owner has since sold it again and moved out of the neighborhood because of the drug activity at 2133 and 2135 Fitzwater St. Both PHA properties! That's right PHA drive out tax paying citizens to make room for more drug dealers. After all, you never oversee or maintain the houses, and, I'm sure you don't live in the neighborhood.
There is drug activity in front of 2133 Fitzwater on most days, and often it spreads to the steps of 2135 Fitzwater. The legal residents should be kicked out for allowing this on the steps of a property they lease and are responsible for.
burgesspeanut 1 year ago
Is this what PHA calls "lease enforcement?"
burgesspeanut 1 year ago
PHA has too many properties for it to manage. It's too big. It's the fourth largest public housing authority in the nation. It's the largest landlord in Pennsylvania. It's grown into an unmanageable, untracked, uncontrolled behemoth. It's time to cut PHA to a manageable size. Properties with repeat problems, multiple evictions, repeated arrests, and ongoing drug complaints should be sold and the money used for newer quality housing.
burgesspeanut 1 year ago
Ah yes the joys of affirmative action!
beatnikjd 1 year ago
Meanwhile, there are PHA tenants who earn over $100,000 a year. That's right. Not a typo. The Daily News has an article today entitled "Sweet Deal at PHA: Six Figure Salary,$654 a month Rent." Asia Coney helped bring Carl Greene from Detroit to Philly, and he rewarded her with a plump sinecure and a PHA house for life. Doesn't that violate HUD rules? Obama supporters, anyone?
burgesspeanut 1 year ago
PHA did evict two convicted felons from the property who grew up here recently, since this video has been posted. Thank you PHA Scattered Site manager. But they still come back and sit on the steps to deal drugs and to spot drug buyers to direct to sellers IN OTHER PHA PROPERTIES. They just don't live there anymore.
burgesspeanut 1 year ago
These houses are within a block of where I live. For the past 8 years, they have been havens for drug dealers, felons, etc. Although some of the criminals have been evicted and banned from the property, they continue to deal drugs from the front stoop. The most recent arrest for one of the "tenants" was on Thursday, 8/12. After posting $10 in bail, he was back dealing in front of the house on 8/13! PHA is aware of the problem but refuses to do anything about it. Thank you Carl Greene.
mrurbanblight 1 year ago
There are some connected people making a LOT of money off of PHA.The money PHA gets is Fed money, so it has to be spent and probably ends up lining some connected people's pockets. PHA should auction off its vacant properties, so they can be cleared for private sector rehab. The proceeds can go to reducing the Federal debt.
Skinnyjoeymerlino 1 year ago
I'm NOT voting for Kenyatta Johnson, because he has presided over this quality of PHA management by continually funding PHA with no questions asked, no expectations, and he's addressed neighbors' complaints to his office about these properties to my knowledge.
burgesspeanut 1 year ago
I'm not convinced this is a race issue per se, but an issue where bad management is rewarded and there is no follow up. It is the problem of "big government" -- it's so large and spread out that HUD and their OIG can't monitor what is spent or not spent at the ground level. Why reward a group that gets such bad results with stimulus money? The pols have a duty to audit this group, or we just are not going to vote for the pro-PHA pol.
burgesspeanut 2 years ago
Because, PHA largely employs blacks, Welfare offices employ mostly blacks, and mostly balcks reside at these residances.
They take care of each other and feel "we" owe them!
evildingo1 2 years ago
The house across the street , at the end of the video, and across from those owned by PHA once sold for over $600,000! the owner has since sold it again and moved out of the neighborhood because of the drug activity at 2133 and 2135 Fitzwater St. Both PHA properties! That's right PHA drive out tax paying citizens to make room for more drug dealers. After all, you never oversee or maintain the houses, and, I'm sure you don't live in the neighborhood.
mrurbanblight 2 years ago
How can PHA be in line for any stimulus funds, if they are not using the money to fix properties like these?
burgesspeanut 2 years ago