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Resident tells Fall River committee vacant buildings pose health and safety hazards
Summary
A Fall River resident told the Real Estate Committee that multiple vacant or city-owned properties have unsecured doors and broken windows, producing odors and possible asbestos exposure; committee members said they would take action and noted Hartwell School is the next agenda item.
Alphonse Hathaway of 2036 South Main Street told the Fall River Real Estate Committee that multiple vacant or previously owned properties in the city are unsecured and potentially hazardous.
Hathaway said the properties include Derwent Finishing, the Hartwell School and others and said he recently accessed one building and smelled asbestos and other chemicals. “If I can smell the asbestos and the chemicals from it, and it gave me a headache after leaving the property,” Hathaway said, adding that children have gained access through broken…
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