News & Advocacy

December 13, 2011 Press Release

HUD Inspectors Report Saint Paul Public Housing Properties are in Excellent Condition; PHA Earns HUD's "High Performer" Ratings – Again; Also Recognized for Excellence in Financial Reporting

High Performer Ratings: the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) recently confirmed that public housing in Saint Paul is in great shape. The Public Housing Agency (PHA) won high marks from HUD's Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) after inspectors under contract with REAC examined every PHA hi-rise and family housing development, including inspecting a large number of individual homes and apartments. Full Text >

June 10, 2011 Press Release

Saint Paul PHA Donates Historic Book to St. Paul Public Library; Book Shows City Planned Public Housing on Mt. Airy Site in the 1930s

On Thursday June 23 the St. Paul Public Housing Agency (PHA) will present an important artifact from the City's past to the St. Paul Public Library. The PHA event at the Mt. Airy Community Center, 91 East Arch Street, will feature a city planning book from the 1930's titled Saint Paul Housing Project: A Plan for Slum Clearance and Low Cost Housing. Full Text >

April 25, 2011 Letter to HUD Regulations Division

Re: Interim HUD Rule on Public Housing Evaluation and Oversight: Changes to the Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS) and Determining and Remedying Substantial Default; and Related Scoring Notices

The Saint Paul Public Housing Agency (PHA) submits the following comments regarding the Department's Interim Rule and Scoring Notices on the Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS). We also join in the comments from the Public Housing Authorities Directors Association (PHADA).
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April 8, 2011 Letter to HUD Regulations Division

Re: Proposed HUD Rule on the Public Housing Capital Fund Program

The Saint Paul Public Housing Agency (PHA) submits the following comments regarding the Department's Proposed Rule on the Public Housing Capital Fund Program. We also join in the comments from the Public Housing Authorities Directors Association (PHADA).
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Board Actions

March 28, 2012 Board Actions

On March 28, 2012, the Saint Paul Public Housing Agency (PHA) Board of Commissioners approved the following actions: Roof Replacement at Ravoux and Montreal Hi-rises; Lock Replacements at Wilson, Valley and Dunedin Hi-rises; the Dunedin Terrace Modernization Prototype (AMP 8); the Section 8 FY 2013 Disability Voucher Revenue Budget; Workers' Compensation Policy League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust; the HOME Program Participation Agreement – Year 23; HUD – Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program (VASH) Vouchers; Admission and Occupancy Policies for Public Housing and Section 8 and the Public Housing Agency Plan Version 2. Copies of these Board reports are available here ...Link >

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