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Residents press council on Mobile Housing Authority oversight; council members and attorney say authority is independent
Summary
At the Aug. 12 meeting, residents criticized conditions and spending at the Mobile Housing Authority and cited a 2021 recovery agreement; council members and a city attorney replied that the council lacks governing authority and said the recovery agreement has been completed.
Residents raised concerns about public-housing conditions and finances during public comment at the Mobile City Council meeting on Aug. 12, and council members and the city attorney responded that the Mobile Housing Authority is an independent body outside the council’s governing authority.
James Williams, who identified himself as a Mobile resident, told the council that federal law and a recovery agreement gave the city oversight over the Mobile Housing Authority and…
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