The Housing Authority of Champaign County approved a plan that lays out its future plans in the area, with a mix of praise and controversy (a draft version of the plan is available here). From the News-Gazette this week:
Following a back-and-forth between Housing Authority of Champaign County CEO David Northern and board members, the board unanimously approved the 2020 Move-to-Work plan pending approval from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.Full article here with explanations of some of the more controversial parts of the proposal with Housing Authority commissioners and local activists weighing in. WCIA also had a segment on the education vouchers here.
The plan includes a new program that would give University of Illinois students who are part of the school’s Illinois Commitment program and are from households that get assistance from the housing authority the opportunity to live in UI residence halls. That proposal drew criticism from some board members and local housing advocates who don’t believe the housing authority should be spending money on students while it has a wait list of more than 1,600 people.
The student voucher program is just one of six proposed activities the housing authority board reviewed Thursday, with the others focusing on independent contracting opportunities, landlord incentives and partnerships with community organizations.
For the full meeting video, Urbana Public Television has posted the video here. The agenda to help follow along is available from the HACC website here (due to the odd meeting date, it is listed as the October meeting).
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