Osage Avenue
After the bombing, sixty-five homes needed to be rebuilt. The residents of these homes were further victimized when their homes were rebuilt poorly. Leaking roofs, cracking bricks, and faulty electrical wiring are just a few of the issues with the newly built homes. City officials came to the residents of these houses to tell them that they need to evacuate their homes because of potential gas leaks due to a design flaw. The city officials told the residents that they would arrive on Aug. 18, 2000 to shut off their heat and water. The residents hired a Frazier firm to test some of the houses, but none of them showed any sign of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Twenty-five years after the MOVE bombing, the city has paid $45 million to rebuild and repair homes, pay police overtime, and legal fees. Ernest Edwards, contractor, was sentenced to six to twelve years in prison for theft. He sabotaged the rebuilding of the homes. As of May 10, 2010, eight families refused to accept a settlement.
Twenty-five years after the MOVE bombing, the city has paid $45 million to rebuild and repair homes, pay police overtime, and legal fees. Ernest Edwards, contractor, was sentenced to six to twelve years in prison for theft. He sabotaged the rebuilding of the homes. As of May 10, 2010, eight families refused to accept a settlement.
"If we accepted the settlement offered to us, we would not have enough money to tear down and rebuild," Renfrow said. "We're here because of the intolerable living conditions we're forced to live with every second, every day of our lives."