Public Housing Resident Leaders Don’t Want Walter Burnett In Charge Of The Chicago Housing Authority

Public Housing Resident Leaders Don’t Want Walter Burnett In Charge Of The Chicago Housing Authority – Block Club Chicago

The leaders are concerned Burnett’s ties to unions and developers could mean fewer jobs for residents, and more public housing land could be sold or used for purposes other than housing. “We don’t need a CEO that’s willing to sell off CHA properties just for his own benefit,” said Catherine Serpa, who represents part of the agency’s scattered site program. “I just think that appointing somebody with this type of track record sends a dangerous me…

Public Housing Resident Leaders Don’t Want Walter Burnett In Charge Of The Chicago Housing Authority

CHICAGO — Resident leaders of multiple Chicago Housing Authority developments said Tuesday that Ald. Walter Burnett Jr. (27th) isn’t the person they want leading the agency, portraying him as unaware of the needs and concerns of residents. Mary Baggett of the ABLA/Brooks local advisory council speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the latest Roosevelt Square development in Little Italy on Jan. 20, 2023. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Ch…

Two new members appointed to Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority

When the Board of Commissioners of the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority meet for the next time on July 28, there will be two new members. Charlottesville City Council has appointed Lise Clavel and Gillet Rosenblith to fill two vacancies. According to a July 2024 profile on UVA Today, Clavel recently served a one-year stint as a practitioner fellow in democracy at the University of Virginia’s Karsh Institute of Democracy. She h…