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The '''Housing Authority of the Birmingham District''' (sometimes called the '''Birmingham Housing Authority''') is the public agency responsible for administering [[Birmingham]]'s [[List of HABD communities|public housing projects]] as well as Section 8 vouchers for low-income renters in the city. The authority's [[HABD Building|headquarters office]] is located at 1826 [[3rd Avenue South]]. It is governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners appointed by the [[Mayor of Birmingham]] to staggared terms. The board appoints an executive director for administration of programs. [[Dontrelle Foster]] currently serves in that position on an interim basis. | The '''Housing Authority of the Birmingham District''' (sometimes called the '''Birmingham Housing Authority''') is the public agency responsible for administering [[Birmingham]]'s [[List of HABD communities|public housing projects]] as well as Section 8 vouchers for low-income renters in the city. The authority's [[HABD Building|headquarters office]] is located at 1826 [[3rd Avenue South]]. It is governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners appointed by the [[Mayor of Birmingham]] to staggared terms. The board appoints an executive director for administration of programs. [[Dontrelle Foster]] currently serves in that position on an interim basis. | ||
Revision as of 10:14, 17 October 2019
The Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (sometimes called the Birmingham Housing Authority) is the public agency responsible for administering Birmingham's public housing projects as well as Section 8 vouchers for low-income renters in the city. The authority's headquarters office is located at 1826 3rd Avenue South. It is governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners appointed by the Mayor of Birmingham to staggared terms. The board appoints an executive director for administration of programs. Dontrelle Foster currently serves in that position on an interim basis.
The board was first incorporated in 1935 and first acted as the city's authority in implementing provisions of the Housing Act of 1937.
In 2019 the board served approximately 5,000 households living in 14 public housing communities.
Executive directors
- J. C. DeHoll, 1938-
- Harold Harper, 1950s
- Hugh Denman, 1960s
- Naomi Truman, 2009-September 2015
- Dontrelle Foster, interim, September-January 2015
- Michael Lundy, January 2016-
Board of Commissioners
Current
- Cardell Davis, chair
- Morell Todd, vice chair
- Willie Jean Lewis (2016-)
- Anthony Hood (October 2019-)
- D. J. Pantazis (October 2019-)
Former
- Myrna Jackson ( -August 2019)
- Ray Clark ( -August 2019)
- Debra Ford (resigned 2016)
- Cardell Davis (2014-)
- Morrell Todd
- Raymond Brooks (2009-)
- Charles Townsend (2008-2014)
- Samella Cabil-Martin
- Arthur Welch
- Samella Cabil-Martin
- Benjamin Greene
- J. W. Goodwin (1961-1962)
- Ralph Kimbrough (1960-1962)
- Irving Silverfield (1959-1962)
- J. Orlando Ogle (1951-1962)
- Russell Harris (1951-1962)
- W. S. Latham (1959-1960)
- Herbert Hahn (1951-1959)
- Morton Simpson (1951)
- T. O. Brown (1951)
See also
References
- Bryant, Joseph D. (February 6, 2014) "Fireworks at Birmingham Housing Authority Board as executive director rehired, mayhem, arrests follow." The Birmingham News
- Johnson, Roy S. (September 20, 2019) "Johnson: What is HABD hiding by stalling on release of public records?" The Birmingham News
External links
- HABD website