Big Dollars Spent: No Heat for Some Atlantic City, NJ, Residents

A group called the ”concerned residents of the Atlantic City Housing Authority” are gathering on Friday, December 13, 2024 to address the many problems that have persisted within public housing in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Their theme is, “Enough is Enough” and “Housing is a Human Right.”

JOIN STANLEY HOLMES VILLAGE RESIDENTS AND ACHA RESIDENTS

DATE: Friday December 13th, 2024,

TIME: 9:00 a.m. Morning

Location: Atlantic County Superior Courthouse

1201 Bacharach Boulevard. (Meet at North Carolina Avenue Entrance)

The following Atlantic City housing sites are participating:

INLET TOWERS
CHARLES P. JEFFRIES TOWER
ALTMAN TERRACE
WALTER J. BUZBY HOMES
SHORE PARK HI RISE
STANLEY S. HOLMES VILLAGE & EXTENSION
JOHN P. WHITTINGTON SENIOR LIVING CENTER
MEADOWS HOPE VI REVITALIZATION DEVELOPMENT
SECTION 8 VOUCHER PROGRAM

Atlantic City activist said the following:

Residents of Atlantic City are deeply concerned about the neglect and corruption within the Atlantic City Housing Authority (ACHA), the Board of Commissioners, and responsibility of HUD. We have witnessed firsthand the deteriorating conditions of our public housing units, the lack of necessary repairs, maintenance, heat, hot water and the blatant disregard for the well-being of the residents' safety and health. We believe that only through external oversight and intervention can the issues within the organization be addressed and resolved.

Here is a review of expenses for the last 2½ years at Stanley Holmes Village, where residents have been living without heat, hot water, and some without cooking facilities… amongst bug and rodent infested conditions for multiple years.

More than $11 million on No-Bid Contracts.

More than $ 3 million on Consultants & Attorneys.

Consultants:

Mike Brown (360 Group): $ 1,415,164.72

Jerry Volpe (Governance & Fiscal Affairs): $ 721,330.00

John Clarke (Sunbelt Industries): $ 126,710.00

Diane Johnson (DNF Consulting): $ 65,326.48

Attorneys:

Joe Manfredi (Manfredi & Pellechio): $ 639,548.26

Rick DeLucry (Cooper Levenson): $ 387,936.74

NOTE: These dollar figures above are taken from the actual paid invoices by the ACHA from June 1, 2022 to November 30, 2024.

SOURCES: Steve Young & Former Atlantic City Housing Authority employee.