Office of the City Clerk
C/O Robert Byrne
C/O Jersey City Council
280 Grove Street
Jersey City NJ 07302
Public Complaint for Private / Public advocate
Saftey and living issues
Dear: Mayor Jerramiah Healy,
To much is going-on in the city of Jersey City where these drastic events, and unproper living standards. The Florrence Street Apartment Complex also known as: Montgomery Projects is by far the worst kept complex in all of Hudson County. In my best opinion from touring the place five times in the last 3 years – the place has gotten worst. With complete floors empty and closed off to the general public, and the upper floors are a pathway statation for drug trafficking and usage. These complexes have become what they label on the street – a crack house, better terms a condemned complex. The halls are dirty, and haven’t been painted or redone in 10 years – apartments are completely empty and sealed off from the public. The floors haven’t been maintained in recent memory; where there are caters of human feces, drug contraband and parafina, harvesting the hall ways, starways, elevators and ect:
The sad and sudden part of this managled mess is there is also campaign literature in these places, meaning ELECTED, and I will repeat this elected officials have toured this complex – seen how badly kept the complex is, and has done nothing to improve the conditions. This complex is a serious health issue to the general public, it’s a health issue to the perception of the city, and it will lead it infestations of rodents such as: mice, rat, king rats, vermints, possiums, voles, and muskrats. All of these rodents, can carry diseases that can filter into the human.
List of Diseases attracked to humans
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrom, (HPS): is a deadly disease transmitted by infected rodents through urine, droppings, or saliva. Humans can contract the disease when they breathe in aerosolized virus. HPS was first recognized in 1993 and has since been identified throughout the United States. Although rare, HPS is potentially deadly. Rodent control in and around the home remains the primary strategy for preventing hantavirus infection.
Murine Typhus: Murine typhus (caused by infection with R. typhi) occurs worldwide and is transmitted to humans by rat fleas. Flea-infested rats can be found throughout the year in humid tropical environments, but in temperate regions are most common during the warm summer months. Travelers who visit in rat-infested buildings and homes, especially in harbor or riverine environments, can be at risk for exposure to the agent of murine typhus.
Rat-bite fever (RBF): Rat-bite fever (RBF) is a systemic bacterial illness caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis that can be acquired through the bite or scratch of a rodent or the ingestion of food or water contaminated with rat feces.
Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium: As its name suggests, it causes a typhoid-like disease in mice. In humans S. Typhimurium does not cause as severe disease as S. Typhi, and is not normally fatal. The disease is characterized by diarrhea, abdominal cramps, vomiting and nausea, and generally lasts up to 7 days. Unfortunately, in immunocompromized people, that is the elderly, young, or people with depressed immune systems, Salmonella infections are often fatal if they are not treated with antibiotics.
Leptospirosis: Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease that affects humans and animals. It is caused by bacteria of the genus Leptospira. In humans it causes a wide range of symptoms, and some infected persons may have no symptoms at all. Symptoms of leptospirosis include high fever, severe headache, chills, muscle aches, and vomiting, and may include jaundice (yellow skin and eyes), red eyes, abdominal pain, diarrhea, or a rash. If the disease is not treated, the patient could develop kidney damage, meningitis (inflammation of the membrane around the brain and spinal cord), liver failure, and respiratory distress. In rare cases death occurs.
Eosinophilic Meningitis: Eosinophilic meningitis is an infection of the brain occurring in association with an increase in the number of eosinophils, white blood cells that are associated with infection with worms that penetrate into the body. The organism most commonly causing eosinophilic meningitis is a rat lung worm called angiostrongylus cantonensis.
All of these symtoms are a common closure of what many doctors say is: asthma and bronchitis, and it is important the the city of Jersey City investigate, plus control such heath hazards. Yet, that doesn’t undermind and under-value the real concern going on in low income areas. As a potential candidate touring the streets—canvassing the area for signatures to be placed on the ballot. I had to endure these terrible conditions, and notice that nothing is being done – the people are tired of living in this mess, and many of them don’t have jobs.
It would be beneficial to hire some of those living in these conditions to clean up or maitence the facility in which they live. It would also show a common interest to have the Housing Authority contract services for security to monitor these places – and that those whom are hired are from the city of Jersey City.
And in the Freemont Ave Complex, also known as: Booker T. Washington Complex – I had to endure a gun fight with individuals whom has no respect for the citizens living in the complex, or the children playing in the neighboring park. I then asked them about the respect of hood life in these complexes, and many of the citizens say – nobody cares about our problems, this part of the community isn’t in the best interest of Jersey City, no jobs, no support – nothing, but promises and campaign pledges.
And that isn’t the least of our problems in Jersey City many of the residents don’t respect the police because of the excessive force. And there are many cases of death by the hands of those hired to protect our way of life. People or the citizens of the city shouldn’t be afraid of the law enforcement department. It leads to an increase in violant crimes, which makes my claim even stronger. It’s been 620 days since Omar Dyer (Me) first contacted this administration about the levels of crime, and lack of mentoring programs or job placement programs in Jersey City.
It’s now time for your leadership to step aside, because the Healy Administration has made it worst to be a citizen in this city, a public official, an officer of the law, a law enforcement agent – or anyone appointed in commission by the federal or state government.
In my recommendation, if Florrence Street Apartment Complex, isn’t a fixable concern for Jersey City, then closed that place down – and if Jersey City’s mayor can’t provide protection to the people that live in or around the Freemont Ave Complex, then both the council representative, council president, and mayor’s administrative staff should be sanctioned. And as a public notary in commission appointed as a public / private advocate of Hudson County, with a legal practiced advocacy group: Coaches! 101 (PAC), and our local establishment of the Public Complaint Committee (Jersey City): we will send leters to the State Department of Health and Human Services, and Federal Department of Health and Human Services, and the Council on Local Mandates, to enforce the ruling of sanctions on a mayor of the township or city, for violating N.J.A.C. 13:54, N.J.S.A. 52:14B-5.1c, and Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000. Since this is a serious health hazards to the people and business that are contracted by the state, federal and municipality to do or live around these settings.
