2009 Annual Report.pdf - Town of Milton

REPORT OF THE MILTON HOUSING AUTHORITY
To The Honorable Board of Selectmen, June 30, 2009
The Milton Housing Authority, established by Town Meeting in 1975, administers
low-income housing in the Town of Milton.
The properties owned by the Authority include thirty-nine (39) units of elderly/disabled
housing at Miller Avenue and six two family houses. The Authority
maintains two group homes: one houses eight special needs tenants;
the second houses six special needs residents and is barrier free. The elderly/disabled
waiting list has been open since January 1999; the family waiting
list was opened on September 15, 2008 and closed on September 26, 2008.
The Authority continues to administer the Section 8 Voucher Program
which is funded by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Milton Housing Authority participates in the Section 8 Centralized Waiting List
which is administered by Massachusetts NAHRO.
In 2009 Milton Housing Authority obtained a Family Self Sufficiency Grant
to administer an FSS Program for 25 families under the Section 8 Housing
Choice Voucher Program. To date 18 families have elected to participate in the
FSS Program.
The Authority also administers a small MRVP Program (Massachusetts
Rental Voucher Program) and that list is presently closed.
In May 2009 June O. Elam-Mooers joined the Milton Housing Authority
Board as the State Appointee. At the Annual Meeting in May the following officers
were elected:
Joseph A. Duffy, Chairman
Catherine A. Shea, Vice Chairperson
Lee B. Cary, Treasurer
Joseph F. Murphy, Assistant Treasurer
June O. Elam-Mooers, Member
Respectfully submitted,
Joseph A. Duffy, Chairman
Milton Housing Authority
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