Victorian Towers Luxury Living?

To The Editor:
I would like to confirm the letter of Joan Walls in the Nov. 10 issue in regard to the tables in the community hall that are in great need of being replaced. She is right on target. Also, I would like to rebuke an article I read in the Camden Diocese Weekly edition published a couple of weeks ago that called the Victorian Towers “Luxury Living.” The location is very good, but that is it.
In my opinion Victorian Towers is a very sick building. Many apartments are covered in mold. When this subject is brought up at our semi-annual, quarterly meetings with reps from the Diocese, as well as the maintenance department, they insult us with the same old standard answer, “We are looking into it.” They don’t seem to get the message of how many people have become sick in recent years because of the mold problem. I have been told they have even been sued over it and they still don’t get it. I have been told by ex-tenants (before moving out) that they come in and paint over the mold, which does nothing towards curing the problem. I am fortunate as I have no mold problem yet, but have recently been diagnosed with asthma. One tenant became terribly sick from the mold and had to be moved out of her unit into another; they painted it and moved a new tenant into it. I understand that after years pass; some people’s breathing problems are a result of aging.
If Victorian Towers is considered luxury living, I wonder why there are approximately 35 empty units. There used to be a very long waiting list and no empty units. Yes, we have the option to move each year our lease is renewed, but to where? Moving is a very expensive proposition in today’s economy.
MADELINE HARSHMAN
Cape May