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Forester tenants press NHA for update on whistleblower complaint about Carol Leeper
Summary
At the Northampton Housing Authority meeting, Forester tenants asked for a status update from Executive Director Matt Mayneville on an ongoing investigation into allegations against Carol Leeper and requested direct contact with investigators to share their experiences.
At a September meeting of the Northampton Housing Authority board, a representative of the Forester Tenants Association read a motion passed on 09/14/2025 asking the authority for a status update on a whistleblower investigation into alleged "misdeeds of Carol Leeper." The tenant request asked that residents be allowed to "speak directly to those carrying out the investigation... to inform them of our experiences with executive director Leeper and to express our feelings about same," the speaker said.
The board chair acknowledged the comment but did not provide an update during the meeting. The association's representative told the board that public-comment opportunities concerning the matter have been suspended for months and said residents fear they "will have no input, and we will be presented with a fait accompli when the investigation is complete." No NHA response addressing the specific allegations was recorded in the public meeting record.
Executive Director Matt Mayneville is named in the tenants' motion as the official from whom they seek a status update. Mayneville spoke later in the meeting on unrelated operational matters and procurement items but did not offer new information on the whistleblower inquiry during the public session.
Why it matters: Tenants' requests for direct access to investigators raise procedural and transparency questions about how the authority is handling a whistleblower complaint about an agency executive. The board did not schedule additional public discussion at the meeting and did not report any next steps or timelines for providing the requested status update.
What happened next: The board continued with its agenda and did not vote on any motion related to the tenants' request. The transcript records no on-the-record response from the investigators or a staff report updating the board or public on the probe's status by the meeting's end.
