Susan Roe, executive director for the Palatka Housing Authority, said she and her staff are at a crossroads and they don't know what to do about the air conditioning units that were installed only three to four years ago. We've done all we know how to do. The units just aren't adequate to cool the sixth and seventh floor. Roe said they are going to look into purchasing window units after they test a unit in another seventh-floor apartment. She also said she is willing to move residents in cooler apartments when vacancies arise.
Some residents have no complaints about their air-conditioning units.
Roe said some apartments are just cooler then others. Arnel Daniels has been living in the apartment building for five years. He's just one of the few residents who has no complaints about his cooling system but says there's a lot of suspicious activities going on around the apartments. James Griffith of the Palatka Police Department said security measures have been taken by officers to make sure the complex is a safe place to stay. Since the extra officers have been patrolling the area, Griffith said there has been less crime in and around the area.