A decrepit boiler system at the East Side co-op Success Village has residents boiling mad.
For months they’ve been without heat and hot water due to the antiquated system requiring constant attention. The approximate 900 Bridgeport residents are backed by an elected board to resolve issues and the old boiler has been a problem for years.
Mayor Joe Ganim has stepped in to help finance a new heating system.
News 12’s Frank Recchia provides the latest:
Bridgeport officials say they plan to help residents who are without heat and hot water at Success Village.
Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim said on Thursday the city has a plan to help them.
“We’re going to support their financing and the obtaining of grants in order to replace the heating,” Ganim said. “It costs up to $30 million, to finally put to rest what’s been a chronic problem of heat and hot water in the winter.”
Success Village Board Member Jose Sandoz says there’s an urgent need to restructure the board so the community can hold a new election for a new president.
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Interesting story? Is it about antiquated boilers and hot water or heat at a premium? Is it about self-governance run afoul of management? Or has self-governance failed to follow its own rules, perhaps a set of bylaws that at some point in the past were agreed to, and perhaps were subsequently ignored??
Perhaps Board Member Sandoz has an answer and a set of by-laws? What committees were informed to deal with maintenance, financial, legal, and other questions that can arise when nearly 1,000 folks are living in close proximity.
Mayor Ganim and a city plan? The problem took a long time to present itself, though legal cases have been in CT courts for ten years or more. What Health or Housing department brought the problems to the attention of Ganim1, Ganim2 or Ganim3? What tax monies are derived from these residences? Where are the Council leaders in the picture?
Keep a focus on the way the story develops. Another OIB story? What can we learn about self-governance here? Time will tell.