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| Monday, July 27, 2009 |
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The Associated Press
July 27, 2009
Michael O. Lundy, Executive Director/CEO, was quoted in The Associated Press article "Last housing project in Atlanta nears demise".
...Huntsville, Ala., Housing Authority CEO Michael Lundy has experienced it personally. As a child, Lundy lived in public housing until his family saved enough money to move out. Soon, his neighbors were teachers, musicians and entrepreneurs.
Lundy said he began considering college after he "all of a sudden realized that you know what, I can do all of those things."
His agency is looking to replace some of its 1,700 public housing units with mixed-income developments, and promoting self-sufficiency.
"Public housing should just be a temporary place to stay," Lundy said. "Not a way of life."
The full article can be found here. |
