One of WAP’s projects involved training young people through the federally funded AmeriCorps program, Wickham said. Among them, he notes, are organizations that provide HIV/AIDS services for the LGBTQ community, including Whitman-Walker Health, Us Helping Us, and HIPS. He points out that WAP, through its funding and support programs, also helped nurture and grow local organizations that currently provide the services that will carry on WAP’s mission. Department of Health’s HIV/AIDS office, which evolved into the current HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD, and Tuberculosis Administration (HAHSTA). Wickham noted that through its funding, advocacy, and support work, Washington AIDS Partnership helped put in place local programs, including major improvements in the late 1990s and early 2000s of the D.C. “It’s just that our part in this is coming to a close.” “And we’re by no means saying that it is,” he said. “One of the most important things to say and to be very clear about is that HIV is not over,” Wickham told the Washington Blade. “Without any answers we are unable to move forward so we continue to pay all our expenses hoping to survive until the town can be rebuilt.” “We are now questioning the economic viability of Historic Ellicott City,” Coyne muses. To help pay for Coyne’s losses, Lori Gadola of Kelim Jewelry, launched a GoFundMe page. Our big question, raise the money to rebuild or raise the money to move on.” “Our secondary insurance coverage is not paying, saying, ‘The first occurrence must be an insurable event before secondary coverage begins.’ So all the jewelry that washed away, the display, glass, lighting, showcases, gem equipment, computers, security system, vault, jeweler’s tools, etc. They are taking a direct financial hit from this flood. Work at individual properties cannot begin until after the street is opened, according to Coyne. Public Utilities are shoring up everything first. Howard County government is not allowing any private companies to do work until about Sept. “The entire first level will be gutted including the floor rafters, flooring, walls and ceiling.” “The building’s foundation is not damaged,” Coyne says. Last Tuesday, Coyne and Haupt, who is also his business partner, met with the insurance inspector and structural engineer. Recently, Coyne was able to retrieve security footage from his store that dramatically reveals the onset of the flooding and the interior damage that resulted. The jewelry contained in showcases is a different matter. All showcases, glass, windows, doors, flooring and ceiling are in need of extensive repair or replacement.”Ĭustomer jewelry had been secured in a 3,000-pound vault that is now standing upright on a layer of mud. ![]() “A small wooden addition and a small deck on the backside we think cannot be salvaged. “Our building is one of the original stone structures in town and while tiny, it is made of granite mined in the hills of the town we call home,” he says. Only recently was Coyne permitted to return to the store and assess the damage.
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