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Article: HUD defends program contested by agencies Waukesha County officials call Milwaukee County housing initiative wasteful
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- February 23, 1999
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While conceding that some changes should be discussed, the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development on Monday defended a
Milwaukee County housing program that Waukesha County officials have
argued is wasteful and unambitious.
In a letter to local housing officials, HUD said the program "is
not inconsistent with that vision" of assisting people in relocating
from low-income neighborhoods to job-rich areas, such as Waukesha
County.
The housing authorities for the City of Waukesha and Waukesha
County each voted unanimously in December to formally complain in a
letter to HUD about the Regional Opportunity Counseling program and
its "excessively high" cost.
The ROC program, one of ...