The West Hartford Housing Authority (WHHA) is providing an opportunity to receive public comments on its proposed Moving to Work (MTW) application for the tenant-based (Housing Choice Voucher) and project-based voucher program under the “Overall Impact of Moving to Work Flexibility and Administrative Efficiencies – Cohort II.” The comment period will end 5:00 p.m. on November 30, 2023.
In addition, a public hearing will be held on Friday, November 17, 2023 from 3:00 – 4:30 p.m., at the West Hartford Housing Authority (80 Shield St, West Hartford, CT 06110), which is handicapped accessible. If translation and/or interpreter services are needed, please contact WHHA at least 72 hours in advance of the hearing. At that time, WHHA will review its proposed MTW application, answer questions and receive comments. Copies of WHHA’s proposed MTW application is available prior to the hearing upon request, is available for public review at the WHHA’s office during normal business hours, and will be posted on its website under the Public Notices section at: https://whhousing.org/ by November 1, 2023. If you are unable to attend the public hearing and want to submit written comments on WHHA’s proposed MTW application, please submit them prior to the hearing date, to the person/address listed below. During the public comment period, WHHA program participants and members of the general public are invited to provide written comment and to submit them via email to Jill Corrado at help@whhousing.org. Please indicate “MTW Comments” in the subject line of your email.
Information about the Moving to Work Demonstration Program is accessible at: https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/MTWMarketingBrochureFinal.pdf
WHHA will consider all comments received during the public comment period and at the public hearing and may modify the MTW application and related materials in response. WHHA’s Board of Commissioners will meet on December 4, 2023, to take action on WHHA’s MTW application. The meeting is open to the public and agenda materials will be posted to the WHHA website prior to that meeting.