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CITY of NORTHAMPTON C�
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT O 00\3°1
BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS:Donna Salloom, Chair—Joanne Levin, MD—Suzanne Smith, MD, MPH
William Hargraves—Cynthia Suopis, PhD
STAFF:Merridith O'Leary. RS, Director—Daniel Wasiuk Inspector Edmund Smith, Inspector—Jennifer Brown, NN,Nurse
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ry 6, 2013
r Bouthilette
Lakeside View Dr. Apt.2301
srs, FL 33919
Irs. Bouthilette,
you for your letter received here last week, and on behalf of the Northampton Board of Health,our
ences on the passing of your brother James Stack. I also want to thank you for taking the time to send your
nd pictures to the Health Department with your concerns.
cted the director of the Northampton Housing Authority, Jon Hite and the two of us went to the unit(#424)
was your brothers. I found that extensive repairs to that room are finishing up at this time. The air
.oner for the unit above has been slowly leaking down into the exterior wall cavity to the left of the window
4. This is where the black mold like substance in your pictures was becoming visible. The insulation and all
d sheetrock has been removed, and replaced with new materials. The apartment above will be similarly
xl and the air conditioner(apparently the personal possession of the occupant above)will be properly
:d to remove the source of the chronic dampness you observed.
!ars that years of smoking had discolored the upper parts of the walls;the apartment walls have been primed
‘e areas and along with the ceiling are receiving a new topcoat of paint. The hallways while not pristine
n better condition than you pictured and I will monitor the overall cleanliness of the building. Mr. Stack
:ntly made few requests of the maintenance staff; one result of your communication will be closer
wing of the units for maintenance issues.
rtunately did not see the room as you saw it but I could see that your pictures accurately reflected a condition
er damage that was consistent with a slow leak from an air conditioner. The repairs were being made
;tently and thoroughly.
nclosing my business card—if there is anything else I can do please contact me.
ely
nd Smith, Health Inspector / `344 "ce `O
212 Main Street,Northampton,MA 01060
Ph (413)587-1214 Fax(413)587-1221
NORTHAMPTON HOUSING AUTHORITY
49 OLD SOUTH STREET
NORTHAMPTON,MA 01060
Jon Hite 413-584-4030 FAX 582-1350
Executive Director TDD 800-545-1833 ext 188
Equal Housing Opportunity mail@hamphousing.org
February 7,2013
Ms. Eleanor Bouthilette
15021 Lakeside View Drive #2301
Fort Myers, Florida
33919-8474
Dear Ms. Bouthilette:
Ed Smith from the Northampton Board of Health was kind enough to pass along
your letter to me. I had not received your letter previously.
First, please accept my condolences on the death of your brother,Jim Stack. I
only knew Jim in passing, as he kept to himself,but he certainly seemed like a nice man
and I'm sorry for your family's loss.
The photographs you sent were somewhat shocking and fall into categories. The
first two were photographs of the underside of the stairwell and a stairwell heater intake
grate. Both were very very dirty.
The second was the evidence of mold found in Jim's apartment. We inspect
apartments annually. In Jim's case, his inspection was last January. I can assure you that
there was no mold or evidence of water running down the wall at that time, and our
records have no work orders from Jim about the condition. I can only speculate that after
Jim was hospitalized, that there was a water leak from the air conditioner in the apartment
above Jim's caused the damage. Had Jim been home, and because he was a heavy
smoker, he would have noticed the water stain as it ran down the wall and probably he
would have called us.
I'm sorry you found Jim's apartment in the condition that you did. We try to do
the best we can with limited resources from the government, which has, as a result of the
recession, left us with fewer man hours and resources to address some of the concerns
you raise in your letter.
Sincerely,
Jon Hite
Executive Director
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