Pittsburg resident Roger Lomshek approached the commissioners on Tuesday during public input to see if any had read the federal guidelines he passed out at the previous session. According to Lomshek, federal law allows any organization issuing housing vouchers from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to set up local preferences prioritizing distribution of vouchers based on residency or employment. “Federal law explicitly allows a restriction to prevent somebody from just coming here after being issued a HUD voucher,” Lomshek said. In the past, Lomshek has provided the commissioners with a number of policy changes for the Pittsburg Housing Authority that include the federal guidelines to implement residency requirements. Lomshek also included what he calls “good neighbor resolutions” for local charities and organizations to follow in the interest of public safety. He said it could prevent significant numbers of criminals from migrating to Pittsburg with the purpose of finding assistance and committing more crimes.
Source: Morning Sun
