$19 Million in Stimulus Money for Miami-Dade Public Housing
The U.S. HUD website announces that the Miami-Dade Housing Agency is receiving over $19,000,000 in stimulus funds specifically targeted to repair or replace dilapidated public housing. There has been no local coverage and I have no idea how it is being used. However, given the history of the Housing Agency and the recent resignation of Jose Cintron, the most recent short lived Director, it is very important to keep an eye on it. HUD has issued Q & A on how the funds can be used which seems to give PHAs very wide latitude. It could be used to replace the units destroyed in Scott Homes. Or to repair some other public housing properties needing help. If it is used in ongoing projects there is no requirement for tenant participation but any project not listed in the PHA Plan requires a formal change in the Plan which will require some transparency.