The City of Tucson announced that as of Jan. 1, they will close the waitlists for public housing to maintain the existing applicant pool.
The list includes the City of Tucson and Pima County Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Programs and City of Tucson Public Housing waitlists, including MLK Apartments, Silverbell Homes, Southpark, Posadas Sentinel, Lander Gardens, Amp 3, Amp 4, Amp 5 and Amp 6.
Jason Thorpe, Deputy Director of Housing and Community Development Department at the City of Tucson said there are about 40,000 households on the public housing and housing choice voucher waitlist, and only about 600 of them can be admitted every year…