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Nogales Housing Authority details $1.76 million fiscal allocation; grants used for modernization and security projects
Summary
Director Maritza Cervantes presented the authority's fiscal year budget allocations and expenditures on June 4, saying the authority allocated $1,760,990 for the fiscal year and had expended $214,873.52 as of May 31, 2025.
Director Maritza Cervantes presented the authority's fiscal year budget allocations and expenditures on June 4, saying the authority allocated $1,760,990 for the fiscal year and had expended $214,873.52 as of May 31, 2025.
"So balance as of 05/31/2025, out of the 1,760,990 that was allocated, we've expended 214,873 and 52¢, leaving us with 1,546,116 and 48¢," Cervantes said. She provided line‑item figures including $447,560 allocated for administrative expenses (with $56,727.04 spent to date), $320,500 allocated for utilities (with $51,496.19 spent), and $831,470 allocated for maintenance and operations (with $81,352.01 spent).
On grants, Cervantes said the housing authority had closed its 2021 grant, had expended $705,666.51 of a $730,172 allocation for 2022, and was working to obligate remaining funds for 2023 and 2024 projects. She listed grant‑funded projects completed or underway: exterior painting, unit modernizations, installation of evaporative coolers, security camera installation, construction of retaining walls at McNabb and Segueiro properties, ADA lobby upgrades, sidewalk repairs at Esperanza and Lake Lou, and paving and tree removal at McNabb.
Cervantes reminded the board that projects must follow the authority's HUD‑filed five‑year plan and that the plan is subject to a 45‑day public review before approval: "The five year plan actually extends out for 5 years telling you what those projects are going to be, we cannot change that." She said the authority submitted its 2025–2029 plan in November.
Cervantes also reported that the unaudited FAST (Financial Assessment Subsystem) submission was filed on May 31 and audit field work would begin June 18, with the audit due December 30. "We did meet our deadline for the unaudited FAST submission, which was on the May 31," she said.
Board members asked whether rising costs — especially insurance and utilities — posed a shortfall risk; Cervantes said the authority had set a cushion and did not see an immediate risk.
No formal budget actions or grant reallocations were taken at the meeting; commissioners asked for continued updates as projects progress and grant obligations are finalized.
