The Johnson City Board of Dwelling Standards and Review ordered the temporary closure of the Haven of Mercy shelter at 123 W. Millard St. after a public hearing Thursday about
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The change, the organization said, comes after months of consideration by the Operations Committee, a JCDA subcommittee.
M&M Management has been the property agent for the building for 20 years and will continue its management services until the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development approves the transfer of those responsibilities to the housing authority, which the JCDA expects could take about 70 days.
Dianna Cantler, executive director of the JCDA, said the JCDA s one-year contract with M&M went through Aug. 28, and because they were the management agent when the JCDA first purchased the building, the organization continued with them.