Joseph Floyd Manor board wants to hear more from residents
VIDEO: Joseph Floyd Manor board wants to hear more from residents By Nick Reagan | February 25, 2021 at 5:42 PM EST - Updated February 25 at 7:14 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A new effort to increase lines of communication is underway at the Joseph Floyd Manor.
The Charleston County Housing and Redevelopment Authority Board in charge of the Joseph Floyd Manor meets once a month to discuss the issues inside the building and what’s being done to fix them.
However, at Wednesday’s meeting, board members and staff indicated the first they heard of that woman’s frustrations was on the news. They have since made contact with her.
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After the exposure of poor living conditions and deterioration that led to a failing grade from federal housing inspectors, officials in charge of Charleston s Joseph Floyd Manor say they re on the way to securing a better future for the building and its residents.Â
In May, The Post and Courier first reported about infestations of bedbugs and other vermin, as well as long-term neglect at the high-rise on Mount Pleasant Street, which houses some of the Holy City s poorest and most vulnerable seniors and people with disabilities.
Following several articles noting problems at the 70-year-old building, the Charleston County Housing and Redevelopment Authority s CEO was fired and county officials later voted to remove the housing board s chairman.Â