Elderly Tenants Left To Sweat

The lack of air conditioning in a Newhallville public housing complex already sent one senior to the hospital. Catherine Canady, breathing from an oxygen tank, said she feels like she’s suffocating.

Canady (pictured) is one of several tenants who spoke recently about surviving the sweltering heat at the Constance Baker Motley apartment building at 819 Sherman Pkwy. The building, which is run by the Housing Authority of New Haven, contains 45 apartments for elderly or disabled residents. Tenants said they’ve been without air conditioning all year, and the housing authority has been unresponsive to their complaints.

Karen DuBois-Walton, head of the housing authority, said her agency is working to fix the problem and has handed out fans to mediate the situation.

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