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Advocate raises tenant representation and bylaw concerns for Catskill Housing Authority; board tables new member vote
Summary
A resident speaker said Catskill Housing Authority bylaws are not being updated and that tenants lack representation; tenants are reportedly calling for removal of two board members. The Village Board tabled a request to approve a new CHA board member until President Natasha Law can be present.
At the June 24, 2026 meeting, resident Elliott Matos urged the Village Board to address governance issues at the Catskill Housing Authority, saying bylaws had not been updated and tenant representation was lacking.
Matos read or summarized an email from March 2025 attributed to President Natasha Law addressing bylaw updates and concerns about CHA governance. He said tenants have been reluctant to speak publicly, that tenants are calling for the removal of board members Pat Hernandez and Tim Mattice, and that CHA currently has about 10 vacant apartments while more than 300 people remain on the waiting list. Sam Aldi told the board that several required committees are not in place and described a lack of checks and balances under current practice.
The CHA had requested that the board approve a new CHA board member, but Vice President Peter Grasse tabled that vote until President Natasha Law can attend. The board did not take further action on removals or bylaw changes at the meeting and did not record responses from the named board members in the minutes.
The exchange was recorded during the agenda item on Catskill Housing Authority matters; the board did not schedule a follow-up action in the minutes beyond tabling the requested appointment until the president is present.
