MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Metropolitan Housing Voucher has hit pause on upcoming Section 8 vouchers due to rising housing costs, according to executive director Steve Andrews. Andrews said the authority has “suspended” vouchers for several residents who had been approved or were actively looking for housing, but hadn’t found it yet. Those applicants were placed back […]
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Metro housing board seeks state funds for affordable housing project
MANSFIELD — Steve Andrews said he’s still hopeful the Mansfield Metropolitan Housing Authority can secure the funding it needs to move forward with a proposed affordable housing project in Mansfield. The MMHA, which serves all of Richland County, hit a bump in the road after the Ohio Housing Finance Agency withdrew $5.5 million in bond gap […]
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MMHA plans to break ground on affordable housing complex this summer
MANSFIELD — The timeline on a 120-unit affordable housing development in Mansfield will be pushed back another two months, but is still set to break ground in 2025. The Mansfield Metropolitan Housing Authority will submit its final application to the Ohio Housing Finance Agency this spring, executive director Steve Andrews said Tuesday. Andrews told board members […]
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Shelby Mayor Steve Schag chosen Elected Official of the Year
The Area Agency on Aging named Shelby Mayor Steve Schag its Elected Official of the Year on Wednesday during its annual meeting.
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Mansfield Metro Housing receives 1,300 new Section 8 applications
MANSFIELD — Interest in federally-funded housing aid remains high in Richland County. Last week, the Mansfield Metropolitan Housing Authority opened its Section 8 voucher waitlist for four days and received 1,351 applications, according to the agency’s director Steve Andrews. Andrews said the number was right about what the agency hoped to receive. “We were very happy […]
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Mansfield Metro Housing settles lawsuits with 2 former employees
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Metropolitan Housing Authority will pay $68,500 to settle out-of-court with two former employees. Members of the MMHA board voted unanimously to approve settlement agreements with former deputy director Stephanie Hartzler and former tenant counselor LaConia Ross during a Sept. 24 meeting. Both Hartzler and Ross were terminated from their employment with […]
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Mansfield Metro Housing reinstates landlord incentive payments
MANSFIELD — A voucher for federally-funded housing assistance isn’t worth much if you can’t find a place to rent. That’s a real-world struggle for local residents carrying a voucher from the Mansfield Metropolitan Housing Authority. “There are not a lot of units out there,” said Steve Andrews, executive director of the MMHA. “We have 130 […]
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MMHA Section 8 waitlist will reopen Oct. 28 to 31
MANSFIELD — The agency responsible for administering federal housing assistance vouchers in Richland County is about to reopen its waitlist. The Mansfield Metropolitan Housing Authority will open its Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) waitlist on Oct. 28 at 7 a.m. and close it again on Oct. 31 at 11:59 p.m. Applications can be completed online via […]
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Mansfield Metropolitan Housing Authority may reopen Section 8 waiting list this year
MANSFIELD — It’s been nearly 18 months since the Mansfield Metropolitan Housing Authority (MMHA) closed its Section 8 voucher waiting list. Now, MMHA director Steve Andrews sees a reopening date on the horizon. “In the next three to four months, we should be down to a number where we might be ready to reopen the […]
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Housing authority: Marijuana use at home still illegal for tenants with vouchers
MANSFIELD — It’s now legal to use recreational marijuana in Ohio, but if you live in publicly-funded housing, things get a little more complicated. That’s because both recreational and medicinal marijuana use are illegal under federal law. Housing choice vouchers (Section 8) and other types of housing assistance are funded through the U.S. Department of Housing […]