BeerNut Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 Houston redevelopment official ousted after overgrown lots lead Third Ward residents to take action Quote Midtown fired Todd Edwards on May 31, the agency said, but it wasn’t until Oct. 3 that Houston’s Office of Inspector General determined Edwards “used his position at Midtown Redevelopment Authority inappropriately… to benefit himself and the owner of Cortez Landscaping,” according to a memo the Chronicle obtained through a records request. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerNut Posted November 7, 2023 Author Share Posted November 7, 2023 Another article about issue. Overgrown lots, neighborhood activists sparked city probe of fired Midtown official Quote Brian Van Tubergen’s frustrations with the overgrown, vacant lots owned by the Midtown Redevelopment Authority had long since boiled over by the time he addressed its board in October 2019. The authority’s weedy parcels in his part of Third Ward were magnets for illegal dumping. The problem had gotten so bad the city of Houston was slapping violation notices on its nominal partner in affordable housing. It was time for the board to resign, Van Tubergen said at the public meeting. A high-ranking MRA official defended the agency. Todd Edwards, the authority’s real estate asset manager, said it was spending $200,000 a month on landscaping contracts for roughly 500 lots. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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