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LETTER: Thanks For Supporting Housing Funds
We at the Publicly Assisted Housing Resident Network and the Connecticut Housing Coalition thank state Sen. Toni Harp and Rep. Toni Walker for their work in restoring payment in lieu of taxes and tax abatement grant funding for public housing to the...Tags: Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Government, Interior Policy, Finance
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Why is there a double standard?
Hang in there Councilman Sinanyan! Why should your comments made on the Internet years ago matter to the public when a conflict of interest by sitting council members went unchallenged at the voting booth in 2013? In 2009, council members Friedman,...Tags: Elections, Standards, Politics, Local Elections, Science and Technology
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Life lessons
Daily News, Bowling Green, Ky.Abraham Williams is driven to give back to the community and he strives to bring the best out of everyone. "I just tell people to see beyond what you see, and that'll be my motto -- just see beyond what you see," Williams said. Williams has made...Tags: Bowling, Politics, Social Issues, Interior Policy, Housing and Urban Planning
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PREP NOTEBOOK: Health to be big factor in Red River boy's track meet
Grand Forks HeraldHealth will be a key factor in Grand Forks Red River's bid to win the East Region boys track meet. The regional will be held today in Fargo, beginning at 1 p.m. On the line are a lot of berths for next weekend's Class A state meet in Bismarck -- the top...Tags: Track and Field, Minor League Baseball, High School Sports, Chicago Housing Authority, Sports
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Campaign aims to improve perceptions about public housing
Milwaukee Journal SentinelA new national campaign aimed at improving the perceptions about public housing has been launched and features a Milwaukee resident as an example of someone who is succeeding. Called ReThink, Why Housing Matters, the initiative celebrates the stories of...Tags: Elections, Politics, Housing Industry, Interior Policy, Social Issues
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Housing Authority spends $90,000 on PR firm
The Buffalo NewsThe Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority spent at least $90,218 over 16 months to hire a public relations firm to do PR work that other upstate New York housing agencies handle in-house. Now some BMHA board members are questioning why an authority that's...Tags: Erie County, Social Issues, Rental Service, Tampa, Housing and Urban Planning
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Candidates for City Council propose fixes at forum
The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Va.Democratic City Council candidates agreed Thursday night that the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority needs work. At a forum hosted by The Daily Progress and Charlottesville Tomorrow, five hopefuls for two Democratic nominations for...Tags: Elections, Politics, Public Transportation, Local Elections, Interior Policy
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Housing security unit disbanded, employees laid off
Baltimore's housing office has disbanded its security unit, laying off seven sworn police officers, the agency said Thursday. The duties of the Lease Enforcement Unit — which investigates criminal activity in public housing to determine if a...Tags: Politics, Interior Policy, Housing and Urban Planning, Baltimore Housing
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East Lake Summer Camp starts this month
Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn.Jesse Davis Lawrence is determined to have a kids camp at East Lake Courts no matter what. It doesn't matter if the 64-year-old public housing resident is sick or well. She had breast cancer in 2011, problems with blood clots in 2012 and a heart...Tags: Politics, Interior Policy, Breast Cancer, Housing and Urban Planning, Education
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City of Raleigh says widow not ordered out of house immediately
The News & ObserverNettie Grove, the 83-year-old widow on Carver Street, will not be forced to leave her home in 90 days. But her future remains uncertain. For roughly six years, the feisty, retired teacher has lived in Southeast Raleigh using a Section 8 housing...Tags: Section 8 (housing), Rentals, Politics, Interior Policy, Wake County
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Council members question Lexington Housing authority about relocation process
The Lexington Herald-LeaderComplaints from Pimlico Apartments tenants affected by a mass relocation has prompted the Urban County Council to question how the Lexington Housing Authority is handling the move. The Urban County Government has no control over the organization,...Tags: Moving, Social Issues, Moving and Storage, Rental Service, Housing and Urban Planning
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Housing authority brings new plan for BTW revitalization that steers clear of Liberty District
Columbus Ledger-EnquirerColumbus Housing Authority CEO Len Williams gave Columbus Council a preview Tuesday of his new plan for revitalizing the Booker T. Washington Apartments, a plan that steers clear of the Liberty District. After a tumultuous recent attempt to combine...Tags: Politics, Booker T. Washington, Interior Policy, Social Issues, Housing and Urban Planning
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