New requirements have Warsaw Housing Authority staff putting together a five-year plan, establishing a resident advisory council and putting a tenant on the board. WHA executive director Laura Kaufman told the board of commissioners Monday that the Department of Housing and Urban Development is asking housing authorities to set up five-year plans to set goals for the agencies, with annual plans to determine how well the goals are being completed. In conjunction with this change, WHA also must meet with a resident advisory council to receive input as to how well it is serving its clients.The first advisory council meeting took place Monday afternoon at Courts of Colfax, where 21 people attended. Kaufman said she and her staff received no complaints."Everybody's pretty happy," she said. Another such meeting is planned for next Monday evening for clients who are single mothers.The meeting will be at Christ Covenant Church and babysitting will be provided.
Ruth Anne Lipka, Times-Union Lifestyles Editor- | July 28, 2016