Jacksonville Housing Authority commissioners plan to take action on findings from an investigation into the housing authority.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — An emergency meeting in Jacksonville regarding the city’s public housing agency is set to take place Monday morning.
Jacksonville Housing Authority commissioners plan to take action on findings from an investigation into the housing authority. The emergency meeting is at 8:30 a.m. at the authority’s administrative building at 1300 North Broad Street. You can attend and speak during the public comment portion.
The city and office of inspector general are conducting an investigation into the housing authority over personnel matters, the meeting notice states.
The housing authority administers public housing in Duval County. According to the housing authority, you can expect to wait up to five years from when you apply to when you can get in to most public housing units in Jacksonville.
Affordable housing continues to be a big issue in Jacksonville and across the country. Mayor Donna Deegan determined, following a series of meetings with the public this year, that the majority of millions of dollars set aside to be distributed after the meetings should go toward housing programs.
A city of Jacksonville spokesperson tells First Coast News because the inspector general report is not finalized and published, the city cannot comment.
Learn more about the public comment portion of the meeting here.
