Tenants staying in Lee’s Summit public housing want to know who is going to run the housing authority.
John T. Hightower Jr., president of the Lee’s Summit Housing Authority’s board, confirmed the agency’s executive director resigned on Sept. 30.
Lisa Dickerson hasn’t been with the agency for a full year.
The reason for her resignation has not been made available to the public.
For the past two months, KSHB 41 has been covering issues at the housing authority, from late housing choice voucher payments to landlords, claims made by Dickerson of previous staff destroying sensitive documentation, and the housing authority being three years behind on filing tax returns.
KSHB 41 In a September board meeting, Dickerson confirmed the Department of Housing and Urban Development is investigating the housing authority because of previous staff members.
HUD would not confirm any ongoing investigations at the time.
Some tenants have mixed feelings about the executive director’s departure. They wonder who is going to come in and get everything fixed.