Governor's Proposal All But Abolishes Danvers Housing Authority. What Do You Think?
Doing away with local housing boards is Gov. Patrick's idea for slashing public housing cost and corruption. Do you think that's a good idea?
The Danvers Housing Authority, one of 240 public housing authorities across Massachusetts, would all but vanish as part of a proposal from Gov. Deval Patrick to streamline public housing management operations. The purpose of local housing authorities is to manage and maintain subsidized housing and, often, to advocate for affordable housing for lower-income residents. The administration reportedly estimates the consolidation would save more than $10 million a year in salaries and administrative costs. According to the Boston Globe, while Gov. Patrick's proposal would centralize public housing management into six regional offices, a small number of managers and maintenance workers would remain at local housing authorities. And, says the …
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NicoleS
12:54 pm on Wednesday, February 6, 2013
I am a resident of Danvers housing. It's bad enough that our government has slashed funding for child care vouchers and now they want to abolish housing? I am the one person who works full time to support my children. I am now faced having to quit my job because of no funding for child care. So I guess the state would rather I be on the system instead of supplying me with a voucher so I can … more ›