YMCA Offering SMHA Residents Discounts on Memberships
Stark County public housing residents now have greater access to fitness programs and activities through the YMCA’s new discount program. CantonRep.com
Public Housing News
Vote Might Snuff Out Smoking in Public Housing
A vote Tuesday during the Columbia Housing Authority Board of Commissioners’ monthly meeting might result in a smoking ban inside the city’s public housing. Columbia Daily Tribune.
Meth Contamination Extends Wait Times
PABLO (AP) — Officials with the Salish & Kootenai Housing Authority say tribal members are waiting longer for rental units because the authority must clean up meth contamination in some of them. Missoulian.
Woman Pockets Thousands from Missoula Housing Authority
A Missoula woman faces a felony theft charge for allegedly pocketing almost $21,000 from Missoula Housing Authority. NBC Montana.
HUD Chief: U.S. Faces Crisis in Affordable Housing
U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro told a gathering of civic leaders Monday that America is in the midst of an “affordable housing crisis,” at a time when more and more people are moving into the nation’s cities. Chicago Sun-Times.
HUD Secretary Julian Castro Says America is in ‘Affordable Housing Crisis’
U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Julian Castro said America is in the midst of an “affordable housing crisis” at a gathering of civic leaders at the City Club of Chicago Monday, according to the Chicago Sun Times. MREPORT.
Council Member Can’t Serve on Housing Authority
After learning that it has illegally appointed an ex-officio member to the Galveston Housing Authority board for more than half a century, the Galveston City Council Thursday voted to ask the Legislature to change the law. Houston Chronicle.
Remove Roadblocks to Homeownership
March 6, 2015 Homeownership remains a central tenet of the American Dream—even if, in the aftermath of the global financial recession, fewer and fewer Americans opt in. Just 64 percent of Americans now own their homes, a level so low that it’s not been seen since 1994, according to census data. Policymakers and housing experts […]
Glenview OKs Fair Housing Amendment
A packed house of residents, landlords, lawyers and activists filled the Village of Glenview chambers on March 3 to provide opinions on a proposed amendment to the town’s Fair Housing Ordinance before The Board of Trustees made a final decision. DailyNorthShore.com
Housing Authority Continues Search for New Executive Director
Spartanburg Housing Authority’s board of commissioners met in closed session Wednesday night to discuss the preliminary results of the search for a new executive director. GoUpstate.com