HOLLYWOOD – Residents
of a Hollywood condo have been living in a building without
power for several weeks.
What is working at the
Trafalgar Towers II are a few emergency lights in common
areas and the building’s elevator, though it’s all on
generator power.
“It’s hard because most people, some are older and they’re
on machines and things and they’ve had to find hotels, or
ways to keep it going,” said Trafalgar Towers II resident
Joann K.
All 16 floors and 120 units of the building in Hollywood
have been without power since around the second week of
November, when a fire basically blew the building’s
electrical system.
“We stayed here for a few days and then when it looked like
it wasn’t going to be repaired, everybody started moving out
and finding other accommodations,” said Trafalgar Towers II
resident Dwight Nykel. |
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A letter posted near
the elevator lays out the scope of the repair work,
including removing old components, and replacing them with
new switch boxes, meters, and wires to each individual unit.
In an email shared with residents Monday morning, the board
president said parts are coming in and work is underway.
“Anything around the country, that’s all you hear, that
things are backlogged,” said Nykel.
Added Joann K.: “Parts are hard to get right now, and there
weren’t any replacement parts because the building is
older.”
Local 10 News’ cameras spotted crews doing what they can at
the building in the meantime.
Management said it hopes to have more power restored in the
coming days.
“You just make do, and thank goodness the weather is
cooperating with us,” said Joann K.
The City of Hollywood said it’s working with the building
management and contractor to expedite permitting and things
on its end.
The only reason folks are still allowed in the building is
because the fire suppression systems are still working and
sewer and water services are functioning, otherwise, the
evacuation would have been mandatory, as opposed to
voluntary.