Her room at Pocono Inne Town is not designed for wheelchair use. Hazel Hildebrandt, 56, misses her accessible apartment with bars in the bathtub. Berger explained changing roommates would be difficult logistically. "The hotel says it is not responsible for roommate conflicts. Some chose a roommate, others were assigned. Residents are staying two to a room in the hotels. Residents are allowed to ride a bus to Westgate and get items from their apartments, but David has not figured out how to make that happen yet. He is having surgery and she feels anxious about it.Įdwin David, 86, wants to retrieve his glasses from his apartment. I already have so much on my plate," Jeanette Marrone said. Apartment doors damaged during evacuation must be restored so they are lockable and undamaged.įor residents accustomed to their structured daily routines, life outside Westgate has been stressful. Phone service must be restored to the entire building. Peggy Berger, housing authority resident initiative coordinator, explained some of the steps.īefore residents are allowed to live in their apartments again, the fire alarm system must be repaired and reconnected to Monroe County Control Center. Some residents gathered Monday in the closed bar at Pocono Inne Town to learn more about their future. Westgate residents are expected to be housed in the hotels through at least the end of the week, by which time officials hope to have clearer answers about what happens next. The 108 residents are mostly staying at the Howard Johnson hotel in Bartonsville and in Stroudsburg at Budget Host Motel and Pocono Inne Town. Displaced from their Westgate apartment building by a fire last week, Monroe County's most vulnerable - the poor, elderly and disabled - are coping with disruptions to their daily lives as they await word on when they can return home.Ī 71-year-old man died in the Thursday night fire, which was isolated to his fifth-floor apartment and caused smoke and water damage to the rest of the Monroe County Housing Authority building.
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