11. Although other Chicago mayors have resisted past efforts by the federal agency to take over the housing authority, Daley said Wednesday that he welcomed the move. 12. Ana Leland, retention coordinator for Tyson, said the housing authority went to great lengths to make the Hispanic community feel welcome. 13. And the housing authority stopped spending money on repairs and maintenance. 14. Another CHFAprogram, the Affordable Housing Partnership, operates in conjunction with local housing authorities and redevelopment agencies. 15. Arnold said that the plaintiffs were trying to hold the housing authority responsible for changing longstanding racial segregation. 16. As city residents, Osceola Center tenants can vote for the city commissioners who appoint the housing authority board. 17. Big cities are where the vast majority of public housing residents reside, and they are the places where local housing authorities have been in the most trouble. 18. -- Shift responsibility for giving housing aid from Washington to local housing authorities. 19. A Defense Department task force Thursday recommended that all military housing be taken over by a new, non-profit military housing authority modeled on the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency. 20. According to the housing authority, tenants are being terrorized by packs of vicious dogs that roam the streets and occasionally attack children. |