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About our Commissioners:
The Board of each local housing authority shall consist of seven members, one appointed by the mayor or chief executive officer of a municipality, five by the governing body and one member appointed by the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs with guidelines prescribed in N.J.S.A 40a:12a-17.
Each member shall serve for terms of five years and until their successors have been appointed and qualified (that is, sworn). However, members who are not in compliance with the training requirements shall not continue to serve as holdovers, when their terms expire or they are deemed resigned.
Keely Freeman
Board Chair
Frederick J. Shaw
Vice-Chair
W. G. Harris
Treasurer
Wanda Watson
Commissioner
Ted R. Green
Commissioner
Walter L. Waters
Commissioner
Joshua Brown
Commissioner
East Orange Housing Authority Mission StatementThe mission of the Housing Authority of the City of East Orange is to provide and increase the supply of decent, safe and sanitary affordable housing in an economic and efficient manner.
The Housing Authority is committed to improving the quality of life for residents and to providing families with economic development and homeownership opportunities. The housing authority will act to establish and maintain a mutually beneficial partnership with the City.
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