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Article: Sanford Housing Authority returned to city.
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- The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL)
- Article date:
- January 22, 2006
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Byline: Sandra Mathers
Jan. 22--SANFORD -- After running the troubled Sanford Housing Authority for more than two years and spending $5 million in repairs to the agency's units, federal housing officials on Saturday handed the reins back to the city -- with high praise for all involved in the project's success.
"Here, we are where we should be -- returning control to the city," said Orlando Cabrera, assistant director of Public and Indian Housing for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. "Local control is the key to a successful public housing authority." HUD placed the housing authority in receivership after a series of articles ...