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Suffield Housing Authority approves minutes and bills, reviews 60-person wait list and schedules inspections
Summary
At its May 12 meeting, the Suffield Housing Authority unanimously approved April minutes and bills, noted a 60-person waiting list, scheduled a June 1 inspection of fire alarms and units, and heard tenant and resident praise for staff and grounds.
The Housing Authority of the Town of Suffield voted unanimously to approve its April meeting minutes and the bills for the billing period through May 2026 during a regularly scheduled meeting on May 12, 2026, at Maple Court, 81 Bridge Street. The meeting began at 6:30 p.m. and adjourned at 7:06 p.m.
The board, chaired by Mark Messenger, accepted the April minutes on a motion by Vice Chairman Jon Carson, seconded by Treasurer Kathy Remington, and approved the bills on a motion by Secretary Jacqueline Marien, seconded by Jon Carson; both votes were 5-0. The meeting record shows the board also voted to adjourn by a 5-0 tally.
Tenant Representative Jacqueline Nielson reported she had contacted tenants and said residents are looking forward to planting pots and using outdoor seating; she mentioned residents appreciated a Mother’s Day mini hand cream and handwritten card. In public comment, resident Robert Hinckley praised staff and grounds maintenance: “All the staff were doing a great job taking care of everything,” Hinckley said.
In old business the authority reported about 60 applicants remain on the housing waiting list and that calls for housing continue. Under new business, the board noted an exterior window-cleaning schedule with Senior Sidekicks beginning May 23 at Maple Court and continuing the following two Saturdays at Laurel and Broder.
Executive Director Jason Joyce said inspections of fire alarms and housing units are scheduled for June 1, 2026. Joyce also reported pest treatments for ants, mosquitoes and bees have been completed. Joyce and Tenant Representative Nielson attended Fair Housing training where updates were provided by Michelle Dumas Keuler of the Commission on Human Rights, the minutes state.
Maintenance staff members Sally and Patrick O’Sullivan were credited for keeping up lawns and addressing maintenance requests, the record shows. The chairman said the Town Housing Task Force will provide an update in the fall pending action by the Planning and Zoning Commission and CMDA. The board reviewed and accepted the first-quarter 2026 financial report, and the minutes note that Jacqueline Marien will renew her commission for another four-year term.
With no executive session requested and no further business, the board adjourned at 7:06 p.m.
