A Lakeland resident and community activist is urging city commissioners to remove four of seven members of the Lakeland Housing Authority (LHA) board, escalating months of frustration over how the agency is run.
Speaking at the end of the April 6 City Commission meeting, Harlem Turner said: “I’m asking this board to remove David Samples, the chairman. I’m asking this board to remove Stacy Campbell-Domineck. I’m asking this board to remove Annie Gibson, the vice chairman. And I’m asking this board to remove Charles Welch.”
Turner did not call for the removal of the board’s other three members: Michael Konen, Curtisha James, and Dewey Chancey.
‘We need to start fresh’
Turner’s comments follow more than seven months of residents raising concerns about the Housing Authority and its executive director, Ben Stevenson, who reports to the LHA board. Allegations include nepotism, retaliation, and discrimination…