Friday, October 30, 2015

Housing Boom? Who is really profiting from Tunica County's housing program?


From records we have been able to obtain, Tunica County is spending on average over $10,000 per month for housing administrative cost.  Not on housing, but on administration.  It is not clear from the records, how much, if ANY, is being spent on actually improving housing in Tunica County.  Preliminarily, it seems as though maybe $25,000 - $50,000 has been spent on actually trying to improve housing in the last couple of months. 

An audit of this program by the County Administrator might be able to shed some light on the housing program and its effectiveness.  We understand the Attorney General previously issued an opinion that the structure the County implemented was not legal.  We understand the structure has changed but has anything else?  Of course, the County Administrator was hired by the Board of Supervisors as he is a licensed CPA – a forensic auditor even.   If the County can’t get its own audit done from over a year ago, we are not sure we would think the County Administrator can get a housing audit done. 
Whose houses are being worked on?  Who are the contractors?  How are they being paid?  Certainly the folks administering the program are benefitting - but is anyone else?  We can’t afford inefficient programs!  Tunica’s citizens deserve better!

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