Aurora Rivera came from Puerto Rico to Northeast Ohio in 1994, eventually purchased a home in East Cleveland, and signed up for the city homeowners improvement grant program in 2022.
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio — Aurora Rivera came from Puerto Rico to Northeast Ohio with a group of musicians and dancers in 1994, eventually purchased a home in East Cleveland and signed up for the city homeowners improvement grant program in 2022.
Under the grant program, qualifying East Cleveland homeowners can sign up for a $3,000 grant utilizing federal ARPA funds to make repairs to their homes. But Rivera told News 5 that incomplete and unneeded work to her home by city-approved contractors has left her with a host of issues, and so far, Rivera reports the city has not sent out inspectors to hold the people who did work accountable for the job.
“It was a program that was put in place by the Mayor, and these are the results that we get for the residents about their homes not getting repaired the way they need it repaired," Gowdy said. “It’s dangerous, and the city needs to follow up with the residents. Since they put this in place, they need to be responsible and be held accountable.”
News 5 contacted the East Cleveland Mayor's office and the city building department about issues brought up by homeowners and whether the city would send inspectors to Mrs. Rivera's home, but so far, we're still waiting for a response.
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