U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government Here’s how you know

The .gov means it’s official.

Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you're on a federal government site.

The site is secure.

The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Hotline

Report Fraud, Waste and Abuse
Date Published
February 21, 2016
News Type
Article
Link to Original
thesouthern.com

(Source: The Southern Illinoisan News) CAIRO — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Monday morning that it is immediately taking possession of the Alexander County Housing Authority.

HUD said in a statement released to the media around 10 a.m. that it is taking this action “following a years-long pattern of financial and operational mismanagement, poor housing conditions, and alleged civil rights violations against the households the local housing authority was responsible for assisting.”

As an initial enforcement step, HUD is assigning two of its experienced public housing administrators to assume day-to-day control of the housing agency, effective today. These HUD administrators will have oversight responsibility of ACHA, and will serve as its two-member board of directors. HUD stated in its news release that this will be a seamless transition and HUD will communicate directly with ACHA residents and employees in the coming days...