It was immediately apparent that a vacuum was created after Douglas County Colorado Board of Commissioners voted to decline taking HUD grants. As part of the decision, a proposal was made to seek alternative sources of funds, specifically to evaluate the prospect of establishing a fund(s) for matching donations given to existing non-profit grant recipients. Continue Reading
Denver Post – FBI, HUD probing Lyons’, Colorado spending on 2013 flood recovery Town officials circumspect on details of the probe By John Aguilar | jaguilar@denverpost.com October 5, 2016 LYONS — The FBI and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development are conducting a twin probe into how this small town north of Boulder Continue Reading
The comments below were submitted to HUD at the deadline yesterday 09-20-2016. They don’t need much of an introduction, except to say such observations could only have only been uncovered by someone suspicious of HUD’s agenda and comments made by someone skeptical of the federal agencies tactics. I guess that would be me. HUD provided Continue Reading
This is not an easy read, understanding a Liberal never is. Best to read this introduction subsequent to the article below and it will make more sense. You’re a liberal if you read and agree with the opportunities for federal incentives (grants) in the following editorial piece. This article and the editorial staff are excellent Continue Reading
(Below) There’s so much to disagree with in this USA Today opinion piece by a HUD surrogate, Cathy Hinko, director of the Metropolitan Housing Coalition (MHC). Beginning with the facts, the following is evidence opposed to Ms. Hinko provided by a government GAO report, Rep. Barney Frank, and a past president of the Center for Equal Continue Reading
You might ask if this is a good use of government money, but it’s shut up and go to the end of the line with this administration. HUD so much wants to be viewed as the good guy, returning tax payer money for worthy causes while non-profits bath in the grants they receive to perpetuate Continue Reading
WSJ – Lopsided Housing Rebound Leaves Millions of People Out in the Cold Homeownership rate continues to decline due to credit issues, student loans and high rents By Laura Kusisto Updated Aug. 11, 2016 m.wsj.net/video/20160811/081116lunchlostdecade1/081116lunchlostdecade1_v2_ec664k.mp4 The housing recovery that began in 2012 has lifted the overall market but left behind a broad swath of the Continue Reading
Section 8 tenants face higher rents and displacement. Super vouchers , albeit not part of the affh rule, reveals the disruptive impact of HUD’s social engineering policies. Sadly, the following is a new phenomena being brought about by HUD. San Francisco Bay BayView, a National Black Newspaper HUD policies threaten poor, elderly and disabled tenants Continue Reading