MAYOR HARP, ALDER EDWARDS, CITY STAFF, AND MEMBERS OF ‘SAFE NEWHALLVILLE INITATIVE’ MATCH NEIGHBORS WITH NEW AIR CONDITIONERS
New Haven – Mayor Harp, Alder Kim Edwards, former Alder Alpharetta Edwards, a team of outreach workers from the city’s Community Services Administration (CSA), and members of the Safe Newhallville Initiative successfully worked yesterday and this morning to match residents at risk of overheating with new air conditioners to help them through the current heat wave.
Mayor Harp and her staff successfully secured donations for reduced-price air conditioning units and successfully had them installed for more than 20 families that didn’t previously have air conditioning.
“As we’ve been saying, and as we’re now experiencing, the heat and humidity forecast for these next few days cannot be overlooked or underestimated,” Mayor Harp said. “The conditions we expect in New Haven could be the worst we’ve experienced in many years.”
“With that in mind, and with an abundance of caution, we identified several generous private sector donors and suppliers willing to work with us to match new air conditioners with at-risk residents who needed one,” Mayor Harp added.
More than $2,000 was raised from Eclipse Development, Branford Builders, Giordano Construction, and from three other donors that preferred to remain anonymous. Mayor Harp and CSA staff offered special thanks to Gary Gates of Newhallville Neighborhood Corporation and Rodney Williams of Mr. Rock Drywall for their contributions to the collaborative effort.
“Everyone among this group worked with an urgency befitting the circumstance these past couple days, bringing out the best of New Haven, and demonstrating the sense of community we share in this city,” Mayor Harp said. “I’m so grateful and couldn’t be more proud of this collective effort to protect vulnerable residents from the potentially harmful effects of these extreme summer conditions.”
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