Housing Authority Controls 990 Units in 10 Projects
The housing authority runs 990 units in 10 projects, seven for families and three for the elderly, housing 2700 to 3000 people. Eight projects lie in New Castle and two in Ellwood City. Wait list stands at 297 with 182 elderly and 78 family applicants. Grants aided utilities but not back rent. comfort and safety issues noted, including insufficient maintenance staff and tenants demanding rent rights. An unrelated incident reports Edison Ware electrocuted at J E Baker Co plant in Thomasville York County.
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Social services head backs housing authority actions
Harold Mathews, director of social services, says complaints about the Lawrence County Housing Authority have received legitimate responses from executive director Charles J. Kraus. Mathews notes tenants often feel ignored, but claims social services can assist Kraus while not controlling housing funds.
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