Pirates in the Palace

'SpringGate Apts.', officially known as 'Rockland Place', and sarcastically nicknamed 'The Palace', continues to run false and misleading advertisements while rents are raised.  Ads boast 'luxurious living' at this government subsidized housing complex.  Other ads for these residentially-zoned apartments continue to claim 141 Martha Drive as a self-storage facility.  Mark Stahley of MassHousing removed previous business listings at this same address; however, the false ads continue to be placed.  Considering what I've witnessed and experienced on this tax-credited property, the self-storage facility and other business listings likely serve some illegal purpose. It's a hedge fund haven for greed and havoc.  Individual investors continue to hide behind various corporate and partnership names.

On May 25, 2010, about fifteen legitimate residents attended the rent increase meeting with questions that received little or no definitive answers. .... Nothing new about that.
      One tenant asked if this corporate landlord planned on reinstalling the speed bumps which were removed  during renovations several years ago. Residents were concerned to hear about two children recently struck by a speeding vehicle inside this housing complex.  Speed limit signs have been missing for years now.  Or maybe they're just faded and illegible, like their handicapped parking signs.

      On the morning of the rent increase meeting, around 7 a.m., police received an emergency call.  Seems someone's black car, with New Hampshire plates, turned into a boat.  The car disappeared from SpringGate's luxurious guest parking lot and was found in the moat or murky waters below.  The unleveled and unpaved patch of land usually holds 6-8 cars.  If a 2-foot, concrete, retainer wall were in place, it could have acted as a barrier to the stream to prevent such mishaps.... Or maybe SpringGate Apartments plans to also advertise the luxurious amenity of underground parking?