- December 21, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
The biggest concern, however, is unsanitary conditions. Loading docks are being used as bedrooms and bathrooms ― with feces, needles, and trash contaminating spaces near where food is being prepared and distributed.
“I’m surprised the board of health doesn’t come down and shut us down,” said Butch Milan, president of the Southampton Wholesale Food Terminal who also runs a ground beef manufacturer. “Ultimately, this is an area where we’re making food for the public. Our employees have to walk through human feces on a daily basis to get it into work. And then once we get into work, we have to spend at least an hour cleaning up before the USDA will allow us to open up.”
Last week Mayor Michelle Wu unveiled a plan that calls for the city to find housing for the roughly 140 people who are living in the streets in the area near Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard by Jan 12. She also vowed to restart the process of taking down tents…
