‘Gray Areas’ Put Aurora Housing Authority Chief Over Public Agency
ICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune was quoted in this article
via – Chicago Tribune
Turn to the last pages of two deals between the Aurora Housing Authority and Northern Lights Development Corp., and the four lines authorizing the deals for both parties all contain the same signature.
As leader of both the housing authority and development corporation, Keith L. Gregory is sometimes the only person who signs off on contracts between the developer and the federally funded agency, according to documents obtained by the Beacon-News.
Though it might sound unorthodox for a single person to authorize both sides of a public contract, Gregory said the situation is not unique. Such relationships are addressed in a 2007 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development notice that laid out guidelines for public housing authorities, which follow federal regulations, and associated development organizations.
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