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Brockton Housing Authority outlines Campello redevelopment, move to Section 8 model and tenant safety steps
Summary
Thomas Thiebaud, executive director of the Brockton Housing Authority, briefed the Finance Committee on the BHA’s 2024 annual report and a three‑phase redevelopment of the Campello high‑rise that the authority says will replace an obsolete building with tax‑credit, project‑based Section 8 housing.
Thomas Thiebaud, executive director of the Brockton Housing Authority (BHA), told the Finance Committee the authority’s 2024 annual report emphasizes “vibrant and impactful” work and outlines a three-phase redevelopment of the Campello high-rise complex that the authority says will replace an aging building and produce new affordable units under project-based Section 8.
Why it matters: The Campello redevelopment is the BHA’s largest capital project and reshapes how funding and operating subsidies come to housing in Brockton. The authority described a multimillion-dollar, phased plan that it says will bring federal operating subsidy dollars and private investment to the city and replace obsolete, deteriorated public-housing stock.
Thiebaud said the BHA is a designated Moving to Work agency and has used that flexibility for pilot programs and…
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