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Funding & Staff Behavior

Recently I read a report from the mayor the two Hamilton Indigenous housing providers will get $10 million from the city these funds are for repairs and maintenance and upgrades.  The rivalry is apparent and will be good to see Urban Native Homes Inc. and Sacajewea Non-Profit Housing battle over who will get most funding.  Now is the time for UNH tenants to submit their request in writing.  KMHC units do need an upgrade ie: no bathroom and kitchen back splash tiles were ever installed, cupboards were never painted.  UNH really went for the “cheap” back in the beginning.  A fresh coat of paint for some units and replace the flooring.  Improve the outdated intercom system I can’t tell you how many times the system broke down in the past year.  During the evening I see insects that look like beetles crawling around the KMHC entrance stairs and hallways and nothing is done about it.
From my observation the KMHC office upgrades get priority new office furniture and camera software installation for tenant surveillance.  UNH recently installed automatic entrance door opening device and intercom for their visitors.  Now the building has paper arrow stickers plastered all over the entrance and basement hallway pointing toward the office.  I wonder which one came up with that idiotic idea.  It’s not fair to native tenant elders who have to get dressed and physical walk to open the front door, 70% of KMHC tenants have mobility issues.  Units must have CCTV connection, an intercom system that works and a buzzer that unlocks the front door for their family & guests. 
The UNH/KMHC tenant surveillance - this is how it works, every day the H.O.W. will scan the stop-motion recording, look for any infraction and complain to the tenant.  I know because I observed former staff member Chad General doing the task.  CCTV building perimeter and hallway surveillance is to be use for security purposes only. 

New KMHC Community Mailbox

UNH was told to replace the KMHC community mailbox after a tenant went to Hamilton Community Legal Clinic for help, she wasn’t receiving her mail in the normal fashion and the H.O.W. was giving her lame excuses to why.  Way to go tenant Linda L. for speaking out.  :)  I was there the day two scruffy looking male contractors in an old truck installed the new community mailbox.  Notice there’s no official Canada Post decal on the mailbox container.  I found out on Friday the H.O.W. has deliberately returned my mail to the sender.  Somehow there was a slight error in the address yet the name is correct on the envelope and the KMHC office knows where I live.  This was an important letter I was expecting, it would have been easier to get staff member Teresa W. to drop off my mail and explain the situation so I can correct it.  The H.O.W. caused inconvenience and delay.    

Anyway a few weeks ago I filed an official complaint to UNH acting director and H.P.S. seniors support police officer regarding H.O.W. Lynda Jones attitude and behavior towards myself & other tenants.  I gave the acting director an ultimatum if nothing is done about the H.O.W. then I will take further steps.   
This link is for the Kenatah tenants I hope this helps with the parking dilemma.
 http://tinyurl.com/y8q7beyc

Tk 
Location: Hamilton, ON, Canada

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Angela Pugliese said…
Thank you for the update, you took the first step by sending a letter to the Acting Director, if there is no result than express you will take this to the Board Carroll Hill, this may get better results, we need to step up and tell City Councils what is going on or the fear is that the 10 million funds will not be used for what the purpose is for, unfortunately here conditions have worsened and, we has tenants need to start stepping up as a group
October 9, 2017 at 11:10:00 AM EDT
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