Winchester Housing director Joseph Lally said he works more than 69 hours a week at two jobs. (Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff)
From Chelsea to Springfield, Massachusetts public housing chiefs face little accountability
Globe review finds a system vulnerable to incompetence, indolence, and worse
Winchester Housing director Joseph Lally said he works more than 69 hours a week at two jobs. (Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff)By Sean P. Murphy and Scott Allen
Globe Staff /
October 13, 2012
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But Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa, the ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee, is unconvinced. He said HUD’s problems in Massachusetts reflect its larger failure to properly monitor thousands of housing authorities across the country.
“Lax oversight has created an environment for corrupt managers to flourish. HUD needs to step up its oversight,” Grassley said in a statement. “Transparency would help flush out the bad actors who have exploited the vacuum of scrutiny at the expense of the taxpayers and the people who need decent housing.”
Sean P. Murphy can be reached at smurphy@globe.com. Scott Allen can be reached at allen@globe.com.
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