Roslyn Mixon-Phillips has been voted unanimously as the next interim CEO

The Jacksonville Housing Authority (JHA) Board of Commissioners will hold an Emergency Meeting in person on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. to discuss “Executive Leadership” matters.

There are two new options for people looking for an affordable place to stay in Jacksonville.

Jacksonville Housing Authority CEO Dwayne Alexander on Monday submitted his resignation letter more than a month after he came under fire following the release of a city investigation into the agency.

The CEO of the Jacksonville Housing Authority (JHA) said there’s a lot more to the city investigation released on Tuesday that revealed the agency wasted more than a million dollars of federal funds.

New findings from an anticipated Jacksonville Inspector General Report show wasteful expenditure of government funds.

A single mother waiting for housing assistance calls the lack of affordable housing in Jacksonville a crisis.

Board members said they had concerns over the lack of communication and transparency from JHA and one board member questioned Alexander’s judgment in leading the agency.

As the Jacksonville Housing Authority (JHA) is being investigated by the city, more community members are coming forward with concerns about the long wait for help.

The CEO of the Jacksonville Housing Authority (JHA) said on Monday he has no plans to resign as he awaits the results of a city investigation that looked into the agency he leads.

The Jacksonville Housing Authority Board of Commissioners said it recently approved two development projects with two different local developers that will add new single-family and townhome units to meet the city’s growing need for affordable housing.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville Housing Authority officials said Monday that state contractor Agape Family Health will hold vaccination clinics this month at two of its senior high-rises. Agape Family Health CEO Mia Jones has, for weeks, assisted in running the state vaccination site at Edward Waters College. After seeing News4Jax’s stories on JHA’s senior housing properties, she offered to vaccinate 500 of the authority’s residents this week. “I was surprised because I thought that all of the senior housing properties had been taken care of with the corporate pharmacies going out,” Jones said. Otis Bess Jr., 71, is a Vietnam veteran and a resident of JHA senior high-rise Centennial Towers.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Thousands of elderly people in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development housing units in Florida have been vaccinated against COVID-19, but in Jacksonville, a swath of senior housing has been missed. In a tweet Thursday, the Florida Division of Emergency Management said it went to 145 HUD facilities, offering shots to residents. FDEM is committed to ensuring that all seniors who want a vaccine are able to receive one,” the state Division of Emergency Management tweeted. “And it just felt like, ‘Oh, my God, maybe there is going to be a life after this.”But the state did not include any of the facilities with Jacksonville’s public housing agency, the Jacksonville Housing Authority. FDEM did not immediately answer whether it plans to develop similar vaccination clinics inside city-run public housing agencies across Florida.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Housing Authority announced it will be accepting online applications for the Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8) and the Mainstream Voucher Program beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, Feb. 8. It’s the first time JHA has opened the voucher enrollment program since 2018. AdThe Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8) is open to families with gross annual income from all members of the household at or below the Area Medium Income that corresponds to the number of family members. For example, for a family of two, the income limit is $48,000, and for a family of four, the limit if $60,000. The Mainstream Voucher Program is open to people who are disabled and who are between the ages of 18 and 61with incomes at or below the Area Medium Income.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded the Jacksonville Housing Authority $740,400 through the CARES Act to provide 100 vouchers to help Jacksonville residents avoid losing their homes. The CARES Act allowed HUD to allocate vouchers to public housing agencies like JHA to help them prevent, prepare for and respond to coronavirus in their communities. The Housing Authority says it plans to apply for more vouchers because of the need that exists in the city. There wasn’t enough housing, there’s not enough affordable housing to go around,” she said. The vouchers will fund residents with safe and sanitary housing for those facing homelessness.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A day after a city report was released backing up claims that Jacksonville Housing Authority CEO Fred McKinnies had slept with some of his employees and a tenant, Mayor Lenny Curry spoke out Tuesday, addressing the issue. The report states that McKinnies also paid JHA employees to make repairs at his home and the home of an accuser. "Today, the Jacksonville Housing Authority received the City of Jacksonville Office of Inspector Generals final report of its investigation into allegations of misconduct by JHA President and CEO Fred McKinnies. The city investigation into McKinnies' conduct began in August 2018. Dwayne Alexander, JHA's interim CEO and president, thanked the inspector general's office and the Jacksonville Human Rights Commission for investigating the case.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The City of Jacksonville Inspector General's Office has released its report into alleged misconduct by the head of Jacksonville Housing Authority, which substantiated claims that CEO Fred McKinnies slept with some of his employees and a tenant. The report states that McKinnies also paid JHA employees to make repairs at his home and the home of an accuser. "Today, the Jacksonville Housing Authority received the City of Jacksonville Office of Inspector Generals final report of its investigation into allegations of misconduct by JHA President and CEO Fred McKinnies. "These are some of the most vulnerable people that are being served by the Jacksonville Housing Authority and I truly believe...that this should never happen again," Dennis said. Dwayne Alexander, JHA's interim CEO and president, thanked the inspector general's office and the Jacksonville Human Rights Commission for investigating the case.

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. - The Jacksonville Housing Authority Board of Directors voted unanimously to move forward with the redevelopment of its affordable housing complex in Jacksonville Beach. The $30 million project, called The Waves at Jacksonville Beach, includes the demolition of the existing public housing units and the new construction of 127 units. JHA is co-developing the project with TVC Development Inc., the affordable housing subsidiary of Jacksonville-based The Vestcor Companies. At the same time, JHA is renovating 89 other units in Jacksonville Beach and Atlantic Beach for a total cost of approximately $1,479,000. The boards vote gives Interim CEO Dwayne Alexander the authority to sign all closing documents on the financing of the project, which is anticipated to take place in mid-September.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - An elevator that "failed" at a high-rise senior community in downtown Jacksonville, sending one person to a hospital, is working again, a spokesman for the Jacksonville Housing Authority told the I-TEAM on Wednesday. JHA maintenance records that show its at least the 30th time the authority, which manages Centennial Towers, tried to fix the elevators in the last three years. The I-TEAM found, in the last three years, maintenance records show more than 30 calls to repair one of the elevators when they were broken or stuck. Samuel Vick, who lives on the second floor, said hes experienced getting stuck on the elevators at Centennial Towers. "We monitor our elevators activity daily to determine if any course of action is needed to ensure continued safe use.