MANSFIELD — What will be the outcome of the Mansfield Metropolitan Housing Authority board meeting Monday? It depends on whose agenda prevails. The board is set to discuss numerous and sometimes conflicting agenda items during a special meeting Feb. 13 at 10 a.m. Board chair Kathy Shambre said she generated some items on Monday’s agenda. Others were submitted by […]
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Metro housing board fires director, Mansfield mayor threatens legal action
MANSFIELD — Steve Andrews has been fired, but he hasn’t given up. Three members of the Mansfield Metropolitan Housing Authority board voted Tuesday to terminate Andrews, the agency’s executive director. The vote came after an hour-long executive session with board members Isoleen Dunn and Deb Chase, vice chair Sarah Hairston and the board’s attorney Andrew […]
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Mansfield mayor requests resignation of two metro housing board members
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Mayor Tim Theaker requested the resignation of both his appointees to the Mansfield Metropolitan Housing Authority board on Thursday afternoon. Moments after a 3-1 vote not to renew the contract of agency director Steve Andrews, Theaker handed letters to board members Debra Chase and Isoleen Dunn. “I believe it is in the […]
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Mansfield Metro housing director touts 2022 progress
MANSFIELD — Despite recent turmoil among members of the board, Mansfield Metropolitan Housing Authority executive director Steve Andrews said the agency is making unprecedented progress. Andrews highlighted the agency’s accomplishments over the past year during an MMHA board meeting Wednesday. Those include the addition of 75 project-based housing vouchers and a 97.75 percent housing voucher […]
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Metro housing director: Dysfunctional board hindering the agency
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Metropolitan Housing Authority Executive Director Steve Andrews said the last 18 months have been some of the most productive in the agency’s history. He also said problems with the agency’s board are inhibiting its ability to function, hurting morale, and costing the organization thousands of dollars in legal fees. According to Andrews, […]