County executive’s office said they have long made clear that they want to donate $7 million as an in-kind contribution. Developer McCormack Baron Salazar says that won’t work for them.
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Syracuse Housing Authority sees record interest in their Section 8 homeownership program
Afi Olowu, who runs the program, called their recent increase in Section 8 homeownership applicants a win.
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Syracuse Housing Authority held apartments vacant and lost $1 million. Now SHA wants a HUD waiver.
The Syracuse Housing Authority held apartments vacant to relocate residents who were affected by the redevelopment of public housing.
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Syracuse Housing Authority inches toward progress on public housing redevelopment– one phase at a time
Syracuse Housing Authority’s redevelopment of public housing on the Southside will see over 1,400 new units which will house current residents and attract market-rate renters.
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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.