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Lawmakers Rebuke VIHFA for Poor Communication as Unannounced Demolition Contaminates LBJ Gardens Cisterns

  • Nelcia Charlemagne
  • February 21, 2025

The leadership of the V.I. Housing Finance Authority was reprimanded by lawmakers on Thursday for failing to adequately inform residents of LBJ Gardens of demolition work that has reportedly resulted in contaminated cisterns. The issue was raised by Senator Hubert Frederick in a meeting of the Committee on Disaster Recovery, Infrastructure, and Planning. He said he had been receiving reports from impacted residents of “messed up” roofs and cisterns. “No one has been out there to test the water. They're still using the water. What are we doing?” Senator Frederick demanded.  By VIHFA’s own admission, residents of LBJ Gardens had not yet been informed of the demolition start date because “a contractor got ahead of us.” That was the explanation provided by Dayna Clendenin, VIHFA’s chief operations officer. “We have gone back with our legal team to verify who's responsible in terms of covering their costs,” Ms. Clendenin explained. VIHFA has also scheduled a cross-agency town hall meeting...

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