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Tenants press Alexandria council for ARHA accountability; council holds closed session on housing authority legal matters
Summary
Multiple tenants described unsafe units, lost vouchers and alleged systemic failures at the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority; the council entered a closed session to consult legal counsel on ARHA matters and later adopted a resolution regarding that session.
A string of tenant speakers told the Alexandria City Council that problems at the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority (ARHA) extend beyond one executive and reflect a culture of negligence, missed paperwork and unsafe housing conditions.
Damian Wright told council "this is not about one man" and described a pattern of untrained, incompetent staff and long delays for repairs and relocations. Several speakers recounted individual harms: Bianca Rivera said she reported mold in her unit on…
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