ID:

192

Date:

2007-05-23

Headline:

No-bid HUD contract pays administrator half-million a year to run Housing Authority

Reporter's name:

Joy Blackburn

Delay/denial:

Yes

Lawsuit:

No

Fees:

No

Media outlet:

The (Virgin Islands) Daily News

City:

St. Thomas, VI

Summary:

More than one year after submitting a FOIA request to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, The (Virgin Islands) Daily News finally received a response showing that the man who landed the contract to run the beleaguered Housing Authority on the islands was paid almost $500,000 his first year on the job. FOIA documents also show that Michael Hollis has a generous expense account.

Keywords:

Housing Authority, no-bid contract, Michael Hollis,

URL:

http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/index.pl/article_home?id=17609454

Agencies:

HUD

States:

VI

Categories:

housing