ACTION ALERT: MaineHousing Accountability Bill Public Hearing - January 31st, 1pm‏

 

MHPC Action Alert: 

MaineHousing Accountability

________________________________________________________________________________   What: MaineHousing Account​ability Bill Public Hearing   When: Tuesday, January 31st, 1pm   Where: Augusta, StateHouse (Cross Building) - Room 208: Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development   Why: To Testify on LD 1778, A bill that would make the Maine Housing Authority Director accountable to the MSHA Board of Commissioners.

________________________________________________________________________________   The problems at MaineHousing have been well documented. The nearly $300,000 for one-unit "affordable" apartments, bonuses of $1,000 handed out to all employees and the hundreds of luxury hotels, massages, parties and political donations - all paid for with public dollars.   Currently, the Director of MaineHousing is accountable to no one. The Director was appointed, and is in the beginning of a 4-year term as Director that cannot be changed. LD 1778, Sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Jon Courtney, would make the MaineHousing Director accountable to the Board of Commissioners at MaineHousing.   If you are concerned about what is going on at MaineHousing - please join MHPC at the January 31st public hearing for LD 1778 and consider providing public testimony in support of more accountability and oversight for the Maine State Housing Authority.   If you plan to provide testimony, please bring 25 copies of your written testimony to submit to the committee.    If you have questions - please contact Sam Adolphsen:

 

CONTACT:   

Sam Adolphsen

207.975.6617 (c)

sam@mainepolicy.org