A series of emails obtained by Central Current appear to contradict a vague allegation made by Syracuse Housing Authority Board of Commissioners Member Patricia McBride against Board Chair Ryan Benz.
McBride’s allegation was made the same day Benz unveiled to the public at a board meeting last week that SHA Executive Director Bill Simmons filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development accusing Benz of having a conflict of interest.
HUD, according to Benz, said the board chair should recuse himself from votes about the redevelopment of public housing. Simmons filed the accusation two days before SHA’s Thursday board meeting last week — and as his board has been called on by Mayor Sharon Owens to remove Simmons…