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MUPHT"s Letter to Congressman Barney Frank concerning future Capital Funding of Public Housing and more
In a letter dated June 1st, 2010, Mass Union sent a letter to Congressman Barney Frank.Dear Representative Frank,
We look forward to our meeting with you tomorrow, Wednesday June 2nd at your Newton office at 10:00. I will be attending the meeting with MUPHT Board President Bill King, MUPHT Board Member Peggy Santos, and MLRI Housing Attorney Annette Duke.
It is clear that you and other Members of the Financial Services Committee share many of our concerns about PETRA. We thank you highlighting at last week’s hearing one of our biggest worries which is the risk of public housing becoming privately controlled and the diminution of tenants rights. We also appreciate that you and Congressman Waters recognize that the conversion of public housing being proposed is monumental and that much more thought needs to be given to developing a solid preservation strategy to keep public housing in the public domain.
We would like to discuss the following with you:
1. Future Capital Funding of Public Housing
Secretary Donovan stated at the PETRA that the stimulus funds that Congress appropriated last fall for PHA capital improvements got out quickly and achieved the completion of long-standing work (replacing roofs, providing better plumbing, kitchens, and energy efficiency upgrades which lowered costs to both residents and tax payers).
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