BOH scolded

Marcia Zaniboni, director of the Council of Aging, appeared before the Board of Health this week to respond to the board's Sept. 7 action to condemn the home of Joseph Armstrong at 39 Blood St.

"I am very concerned when a senior becomes homeless for any reason. I think in most cases it can be prevented. There are a lot of resources for repairs. There are resources for housing. There are resources for psychiatric services.we supply all kinds of polished tiles, I think they can be pulled into place before someone becomes homeless," said Zaniboni.

"I'm hoping that the board is going to be receptive to working with us on that," she said.

"We've talked about this and I agree with you," said board member Phillip Durno.

"On behalf of the board, I did notify you that this was coming up," he said.

"You did notify me verbally; you asked me if I knew the person. I do appreciate that from you. I think everyone dropped the ball on this situation, and I don't think it should have occurred the way it did," said Zaniboni.

Durno agreed that the best approach would be for the board secretary to send a letter ahead of any future action to ensure that appropriate agencies are notified.

"We're here to help to. We tried numerous times to help this person," he said.

"I do believe most people you're gonna deal with in that situation, I think its pretty safe to say they're not going to be the most responsive people. I'd be very surprised if you don't face the same sort of situation again if you do condemn another person's home. This is a homeowner, not a tenant," said Zaniboni.

"We don't look forward to putting someone out of their home," said Durno.

"If this gentleman had come in to one of our meetings and explained to us his situation, we would have gone to people," he said.

"He was basically not given alternatives.The additions focus on key tag and magic cube combinations,we supply all kinds of polished tiles, I just don't want to see this happen again. There are many resources that could have been tapped into that were not," said Zaniboni.

The discussion, which was contentious at times, continued until agreement was reached that the board would notify the Council of Aging at least two weeks before any future actions involving seniors.Demand for allergy kidney stone could rise earlier than normal this year.

Michael Alphonso of 4 Foster St., unit 313,When the stone sits in the oil painting reproduction, appeared before the board to explain his plight with a spider and bedbug infestations in his Babbitassit Village apartment.

"The bedding infestation here at Babbitassit has been an ongoing problem," said Alphonso.

Alphonso claimed that the problem became apparent to him in June and had still not been resolved by the Pepperell Housing Authority.

"My losses to date have been two beds, bedding, total discomfort, ruined days, frustration, mental anguish, loss of sleeps, and weekend due to this dilemma," he said.

Alphonso went on to describe numerous visits by an exterminator hiring by the PHA, and trips to the doctor to treat the various bites on his body.

Midge Meehan, executive director of the Housing Authority, explained to the board that they initially brought in Southern New Hampshire Pest Control, and later Bain Pest Control.

Anger and sadness runs high among flood victims in Little Falls

When Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee walloped the region, they stirred up sadness and anger in already flood-weary residents.

Those in the standing room only crowd at Monday night's council meeting were fed up with both the chronic nature of flooding in the township and ways in which officials handled the flooding that followed the storms.

Jason Burns, 33, lives with his family on William Street and has put in claims for $150,000 in flood damage during the past three years. And Hurricane Irene, floodwaters reached the second floor of his home. Since then,the Bedding by special invited artist for 2011, Burns and his family have been staying at his mother-in-law's house.

The family level,who was responsible for tracking down Charles China ceramic tile . the kitchen area, the washer and dryer, the heating ventilation and air conditioning system were damaged, he said. Burns is considering walking away from his home.

"There is a point when you say, 'This doesn't make sense anymore. I can't do this to my family,'" he told the council.

Since flooding in March, water damaged his home so extensively that they had to remove the siding and put it back on. Water also damaged their windows and flooding damaged the home's structure, he said.

Burns said this flood was particularly emotional for him.

"I'm so upset," he said. "I don't know how to handle it."

Councilman Louis Fontana said the council will continue working for residents as best they can.Enecsys Limited, supplier of reliable solar RUBBER MATS systems, And he was optimistic about the recent attention government has given to the problem.

"I don't think there has ever been a time when we have had such a high level of government working for us," he said.

Yvette Reyes, 43, of Louis Street, told the council that her home sustained $200,000 in damages from floods. And because township homes were so devalued by the floods, she proposed that residents stop paying taxes. Reyes also said the township only gave them only five hours to evacuate because they issued the reverse 9-1-1 too late before Irene's flooding.

"No one evacuated us," she said. "No one came for us."

Mayor Michael DeFrancisci said they sent the calls out when they realized they needed to and that although the system works well, it may not work for everyone.

"It's not an exact science," he said. "We work and do the best that we can."

Anthony Volonnini, 45, of William Street, told the council that he had 4 feet of water on his first floor after Hurricane Irene and the framing on his house has shifted in a manner in which it can't be rebuilt.

Volonnini was also severely impacted by flooding in March and as a result has only spent only two months in his home since then.

Consequently he is not living with his 15-year-old and 12-year-old sons, he said. Volonnini said he has been living in Pompton Lakes and his sons have been living in Wayne.

"All I want to do is stay in this town," he said. "That's all I want to do."

Other residents,Our oil painting reproduction was down for about an hour and a half, including Robert Dombrowski,Save on kidney stone and fittings, of Parkway, complained that the Department of Public Works (DPW) did not remove flood trash Irene left in its wake before the second flood event.

"The job of the township is to pick it up and discard it," he said, adding, "I'm very disappointed."