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Commission revives Wayne County Housing Commission; commissioners seek staffing and funding details
Summary
During consideration of the economic development report, the commission moved to revive the Wayne County Housing Commission (an ordinance originally passed in 1994) and to appoint directors; commissioners raised questions about staffing, funding sources and the sequence of forming a board before a staffing plan is finalized.
The Wayne County Commission on April 3 advanced items to reestablish and staff the Wayne County Housing Commission, an entity originally created by ordinance in 1994 that has been dormant for about 30 years.
Commissioner Monique Baker McCormick questioned whether the administration had answered committee-level questions about staffing and sustainability before appointing directors. "If we're going to have the housing commission, how are we going to sustain it? What does the staffing look like?" she asked at the full commission meeting.
Huston Shaikh, director of economic development, said the…
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