I'm extremely offended that Ms. Heller would assert (with absolutely no proof) that MPHA owns 100's of units that it has no idea that it owns and therefore remain vacant. Given the affordable housing crisis facing the City, such a situation would be absolutely criminal. MPHA is extremely concerned about the affordable housing crisis facing Minneapolis and is looking at a various ways internally and externally to increase its share of affordable housing. One way it has done this internally is by working hard to decrease it's unit turn around time by over 10 days. As stated in a previous post, MPHA has maintained 99 percent occupancy for 5-1/2 years and is considered a "High Performing" Housing Authority by HUD. Criteria for a High Performer include high occupancy rates, management controls, sound budgeting, and resident satisfaction.
Furthermore MPHA is audited every year by the State Auditor, MPHA even maintains office space for the auditor during their 6-month visit. Finally, every penny of the $100 million plus Hollman Settlement is accounted for. If you want to e-mail me off-list I can put you in contact with MPHA Finance Director who can discuss with you the (audited) figures. Dean E. Carlson East Harriet, Ward 10 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Victoria Heller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I don't believe the "precise" numbers. MPHA has never been audited. They > claim to have 6,700 housing units, primarily funded by the Federal > government. > > I called them a couple of months ago, pretending to inquire for my mother, I > was told that they had "lots" of apartments available - but only for > seniors, 50 and over. > > They mailed me an application - stating that it would take six months to > process. I can process an application in 2 hours and Wal-Mart can do it in > 6 seconds. > > As I recall from sketchy newspaper reporting, no one knows what happened to > the $110 million that MPHA received from the Federal government to rectify > the loss of the Hollman lawsuit. Dick Brustad (former head of the MCDA and > King of the Moneysniffers) was running the agency at the time. > > My guess is that MPHA has a couple of hundred vacant units that they don't > even know about. If anyone wants to know this agency functions, just call > the MPHA at 612 342 1400. Imagine what it would be like if you really > needed help. > > I would be happy to volunteer my time to conduct an audit of the MPHA. I do > have thirty years of experience in that field. > > Vicky Heller > St. Paul (specifically North Oaks) > Still paying taxes in Minneapolis though > > > > _______________________________________ > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: > http://e-democracy.org/mpls > _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
