Somerville Housing Authority: It's Too Soon to Judge Reform Proposals
Paul Mackey, deputy director of the Somerville Housing Authority, said consolidating large housing authorities, like Somerville's and Boston's, wouldn't be easy.
Paul Mackey, deputy director of the Somerville Housing Authority, predicts Gov. Deval Patrick's plan to reform housing authorities in Massachusetts may look different after months of debate and discussion. Mackey was speaking about the governor's proposal, announced Jan. 10, that would eliminate the the state's 240 local housing authorities and replace them with six regional agencies. "We still haven't seen it," Mackey said about the official proposal. The plan would likely save the state millions of dollars, but Mackey said, "The devil's in the details." The deputy director seemed a little blindsided by the governor's proposed reforms. He said a commission had been working on reform ideas for a while, and those ideas included calls to …
Matt C
9:09 am on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
I agree with you on administration of the site, but i think there are areas that can be centralized like purchasing, technology etc. This can create economies of scale and reduce costs while keeping administration (decision making) local. more ›