Common Ground pushes for reform with new HACM board nominees

June 11, 2024 by PrincessSafiya Byers

In a push for change, Common Ground has nominated seven candidates to serve on the board of the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee.

Board members are nominated by the mayor with the approval of the Common Council. However, no one has been nominated for the board of the Housing Authority, also known as HACM, since August 2022.

Since then, residents have demanded an investigation and leadership change at the Housing Authority, alleging lost rent payments, poor management and maintenance problems for years.

They have also struggled to get through to the current board.