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Resident at public hearing criticizes HUD funds implementation and citizen participation; requests staff accountability
Summary
At a May 8 public hearing, a resident criticized the city’s handling of HUD funds and citizen participation for the Consolidated Plan process, asserting staff circumvented participation rules and alleging inequitable allocation; the hearing was closed without action.
During the May 8 public hearing on item 49 — a HUD-related funding and citizen participation discussion — Zenobia Joseph, a speaker at the podium, told council the city is receiving approximately $70 million overall from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and raised concerns about the citizen-participation process and distribution priorities.
Joseph said that, in her view, Austin Housing Department staff led by…
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