If people on the East End of town could sell their houses tomorrow for what they are worth we would need to hire an extra policeman just to direct traffic for all the 5,000 moving vans trying to get onto I-75. 

Middletown officials aren’t backing away from their five-year plan to reduce the city’s complement of Section 8 housing vouchers by more than 1,000 despite objections from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
But, but, but I thought Mr. Adkins assured us that City Hall was in full compliance with HUD rules.

”Adkins said. “We may be off their radar for a little while.”
Mr. Adkins, not only are you on their radar, you are now in the very cross hairs of HUD.

City officials contend Middletown has more Section 8 housing per capita than any other city in Ohio. Section 8 vouchers account for 49.8 percent of all subsidized housing and 14.3 percent of all available housing in Middletown, officials say. Too much Section 8 can impact the overall image of the city and hinder progress and economic development, they say.
Hmmm…I must not understand what City Hall really wants. They wanted all this HUD money to fill the city coffers and the kiddies to fill the schools…but they don’t want to spend the money in the areas of greatest needs…but they want Section 8 out of the city…but they want to keep all the money.

Section 8 landlords and other supporters of the program argue drastically cutting vouchers will have more of a negative impact on the city than officials think.
This is the same statement that HUD made to City Hall several years ago. This is why HUD would not reduce the number of vouchers.

Because of all the jobs lost in recent years, Tracy said the need has increased. And until the need is reduced, the vouchers shouldn’t be reduced.
Once again this is the same statement that HUD made several years ago.
If City Hall wants Section 8 vouchers reduced then they need to go to work and bring some businesses into the area.

But once again our City Leaders are much to busy with “Their Vision” and “Their Downtown” and “Their Fake Gas Lights” (also know as future Champaign Funds)