Fired Norfolk housing director Nathan Simms started work as the chief executive of the Charleston Housing Authority in South Carolina on Monday after a WHRO investigation found Simms lost his job in Norfolk for issuing millions of dollars in no-bid contracts and keeping them from Norfolk’s board.
Charleston Housing Authority Board chairman Greg Voigt wrote in a statement to WHRO Tuesday that his board is “aware of recent news coverage” and had “conducted additional intensive due diligence beyond that completed during our search process.”
“Based on information available, (we) are confident in our decision and in Mr. Simms’ leadership and expertise,” Voigt wrote…