In a wide-ranging interview, Syracuse Housing Authority Executive Director Bill Simmons shot back at city officials’ scrutiny of the redevelopment of public housing, said a new phase of the project should close soon and minimized a closed-door meeting of SHA’s Board of Commissioners.
The housing authority recently made a surprise move by committing to taking on property management responsibilities once public housing in the South Side is redeveloped. Originally, the Missouri-based private developer McCormack Baron Salazar, known for several neighborhood redevelopment projects across the nation, was set to manage the property.
SHA’s increasing responsibility in the project comes as faith in the agency and Simmons has publicly wavered…