The Atlantic City Housing Authority has not complied with court orders dating to December 2022 because it had no architectural and engineering firm to prepare plans and bids for replacing the old heating system and gas lines, Executive Director Tom Sahlin testified Wednesday.
Calling it "the biggest slumlord in Atlantic City" at a House Financial Services Committee meeting Wednesday, the fired former executive director of the Atlantic City Housing Authority described what he called "corrupt" practices that waste millions of dollars while residents live in unsafe and unhealthy conditions.
Atlantic City Housing Authority Executive Director Tom Sahlin is due to testify June 5 for the first time in a lawsuit over conditions at Stanley Holmes Village, and a lawyer for the residents is asking for a date when some of her plaintiffs can testify.
A high-ranking Department of Housing and Urban Development official said Wednesday he is hoping board and staff members at the Atlantic City Housing Authority can turn around the troubled agency, but only time will tell.
A high-ranking Department of Housing and Urban Development official said Wednesday he is hoping board and staff members at the Atlantic City Housing Authority can turn around the troubled agency, but only time will tell.