Many North Shore suburbs are struggling with fair housing and affordable housing initiatives. The subject of fair housing turned the February 17 bi-weekly meeting of Glenview’s Village Trustees into one of the more contentious in recent memory. Daily North Shore
The Wilmington Housing Authority has run into a big snag when applying for a grant that helps finance housing in struggling neighborhoods. The federal government now requires the city to guarantee a 30 million dollar loan. WECT.BIZ
On Friday, when the outside air temperatures were in the teens, the inside of the former Hotel Deming was still pretty chilly. But that hasn’t stopped Core Redevelopment, an Indianapolis company, from giving room tours and signing up tenants for the eight-story, historic downtown property. Tribune Star
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The Fort Wayne Housing Authority has been approved for a three million dollar loan to make its more than 800 properties energy efficient. wane.com
Tanya Chretien camped out two straight nights in a line of people that stretched down a Santa Rosa sidewalk Wednesday morning, hoping to snare an apartment with subsidized rents in a new complex under construction in southeast Santa Rosa. The Press Democrat.
The Housing Authority of New Haven is betting that if you provide a former inmate with housing, tuition to finish a degree started in prison, a cost-of-living stipend and additional support services, you can reduce that person’s risk of returning to prison. New Haven Independent
GHA Director Pam Kennedy, outlined just how rough during a meeting of the Goshen City Council Tuesday evening as she presented the agency’s annual report. Goshen News
The St. Paul Public Housing Agency (SPPHA), together with Geronimo Energy, will bring solar to local residents under Xcel Energy’s Community Solar Garden Program. SPPHA will be the main subscriber for the proposed $40 million community solar garden project, which will be built by Geronimo Energy outside the Twin Cities, Minnesota. EIN News
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Housing Authority (SAHA) purchased Scalewatcher North America’s patented and award-winning, computerized electronic water conditioner after a successful four-month trial at the Woodhill Apartments, according to a press release. Water Technology
EEOC dismisses Wenston DeSue’s race-discrimination complaint against Bradenton Housing Authority. BRADENTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has dismissed a complaint from former Bradenton Housing Authority Executive Director Wenston DeSue that he was fired because he is black. Bradenton Herald.
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