Some residents will be able to choose between income-adjusted rent or the new flat rent, said SHA Executive Director William Simmons.
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Walsh appoints two allies of mayor-elect Sharon Owens to Syracuse Housing Authority board
Change is coming at City Hall. Walsh appears to have laid the groundwork for Owens to “shift” leadership at the housing authority.
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Syracuse mayoral candidate Sharon Owens on I-81 viaduct removal, redevelopment of public housing
Sharon Owens, the Democratic candidate for mayor, talks the removal of the I-81 viaduct and the redevelopment of public housing.
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Syracuse Housing Authority Board Chair Calvin Corriders Sr. resigns
Corriders has served on the board for four years and as chair for two years. His term was set to expire in October 2026.
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Redevelopment of public housing in Syracuse pushed back 1 month, city says
The Syracuse Housing Authority was supposed to close on the first phase of public housing’s redevelopment by the end of August or early September. The closing date has been delayed until the end of October.
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Meet the former public housing tenant connecting SHA residents with resources during redevelopment
Rachel Titus-Cox used to live on Dablon Court. Now, she’s helping residents who live there connect with resources as the Syracuse Housing Authority redevelops public housing.
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After a year under scrutiny, Syracuse Housing Authority head Bill Simmons fires back
One week after the board of the housing authority met in private with legal counsel, Executive Director Bill Simmons dismissed the meeting as a typical review. He sat down with Central Current for a Q&A.
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Syracuse Housing Authority’s board won’t say what prompted closed-door meeting over ‘personnel matters’
Calvin Corriders, the president of SHA’s board, declined to comment on whether embattled Executive Director Bill Simmons was the subject of the private discussion.
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‘Poison in the locker room’: Why Joe Driscoll issued a city official’s most direct rebuke yet of SHA’s executive director
The city’s Interstate 81 project director Joe Driscoll called on SHA’s board to remove Executive Director Bill Simmons. Driscoll has dealt with Simmons in meetings related to the redevelopment of public housing.
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Bill Simmons is unbothered by mayor’s call for leadership change. Will Walsh, SHA Board act?
Walsh criticized Simmons at SHA’s Thursday board meeting. It continued a weeks-long blame game about delays to the redevelopment of public housing.