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Sanford Housing Authority returned to city.
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The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Florida) (viaKnight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
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January 22, 2006
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2006 The Orlando Sentinel. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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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 five years ago ...
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