1 House, 3rd Raid

yet again,..blame our judicial system,...you would think one arrest would be enough,...gee what was i thinking,..this is Connecticut,..one of the most liberal states in our great nation....it has to stop,...these thugs/criminals need to be sent a message from society that we have had enough,...enough of our resources being drained by people like this who have NOTHING to offer society.....bring back HARD TIME...!!!!

Obviously the cops are not going to be able to put a stop the the chronic drug dealing at 299 Greenwich Ave. However, dealing drugs or knowingly harboring drug dealers is grounds for immediate revocation of the tenant's Section 8 voucher.
299 Greenwich is located in the 6th Ward, Dolores Colon Alderman. Could Dolores please post here what she is going to do—before the Sept. 12 primary—to expedite revocation of this tenant's Section 8 voucher? Thanks.

I just faxed & emailed the following:
[email protected]
Attention:
Norma Rodriguez-Reyes
(203) 787-4023 [fax]
Dear Norma:
Please post here under "comments" how you would deal with this issue in Ward 6 if you were my alderman. Thank you. Christopher Schaefer [Ward 6 resident--and registered voter]

http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_00/24cfr982_00.html
CHAPTER IX--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING,DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Subpart L--Family Obligations; Denial and Termination of Assistance
Sec. 982.552 PHA [local Public Housing Agency] denial or termination of assistance for family.
(2)(iii)(e) Applicant screening. The PHA may at any time deny program
assistance for an applicant in accordance with the PHA policy, as stated in the PHA administrative plan, on screening of applicants for family behavior or suitability for tenancy.
Sec. 982.553 Crime by family members.

terminate assistance to a participant family if any member of the family commits:

I just received a personal phone call from Norma Rodriguez-Reyes (203-376-0864), 6th ward alderman candidate, detailing how she plans to tackle this problem. First, she will call the landlord over on Whalley Ave., MosheLLC [see my previous posts] to let them know what the problem is. Secondly, she will contact Karen Dubois-Walton, executive director of Housing Authority of New Haven, to find out why this tenant's Section 8 voucher wasn't revoked previously—i.e. when they were relocated here from Rosette St. where they had been evicted due to drug dealing. Thirdly, she said she will PERSONALLY go over to 299 Greenwich and speak to the tenants!
So now I'm waiting to hear about Dolores Colon's plan of action. Dolores?

Dolores Colon's response to me:
"The situation at 299 [Greenwich Ave.] cannot be 'expedited'. The city CAN do all it can by following the procedures in place to disqualify Section 8 tenants from the Housing Authority of New Haven (HANH) programs. In this case, the Legal and Section 8 departments of HANH must carefully examine the arrest records for 299 Greenwich Ave that the New Haven Police Department have and then make a justified, legal determination on the merits of the case. If the evidence shows the renters of 299 are breaking the law they will lose their Section 8 voucher and no longer have the rent subsidy to remain in their home.
The legal steps must be followed because the city cannot afford litigation on this or any matter. The investigation to remove the family at the root of the problem at 299 also has to be looked into by the Department of Children and Family Services because there are children in the household. I close by repeating, the situation cannot be expedited. All is being done that can be done [by] LCI, HANH, New Haven Police Department, and good neighbors like you who bring these matters to the attention of the appropriate officials.
Thank you for all that you do. Dolores"