So many acronyms. The Department of Housing and Urban Development, that oversees the intergovernmental Housing Authority of Champaign County (more on the county cheat sheet here, the N-G here, and at the HACC website - still under construction), finally approved Urbana's appointment to the board. From the News-Gazette website today:
HUD: No conflict in Chynoweth's place on housing authority boardFull article here.
Cunningham Township supervisor Danielle Chynoweth has been cleared to serve on the Housing Authority of Champaign County's board, ending a months-long period of back and forth over her appointment.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's general counsel ruled this week that Chynoweth being on the board doesn't present a conflict of interest. Current HACC board members were concerned that such a conflict would impact its funding from HUD.
HUD's general counsel did say that Chynoweth should excuse herself from voting on issues directly affecting Cunningham Township.
Urbana Mayor Diane Marlin, who appointed Chynoweth to the HACC board in December, said she was satisfied with the decision, which comes nearly three months after HACC board Chairman Larry Lewis sent a letter to the mayor on behalf of the board, saying that Chynoweth shouldn't serve because of a property-tax dispute between the township and housing authority.
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