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August 16, 2005 Do you know what these acronyms represent? HCD, MHA, DPA, HARP, MHR, VHR, CHDO, BFF, RFL, ML, 108, SCG, RBC, HCV, RISE, SCIF, SHAPE, HOPE VI!!! The above acronyms are used by the Housing and Community Development Department of the City of Memphis and the Memphis Housing Authority. In short they represent your tax money (lots of it) being spent with little oversight and with little understanding of what they do. We are starting to investigate this whole area and will report to you on the results. We have already reported to you on the home that Ricky Peete’s grandmother is having built for her under the HARP program. Also 108 loans were used in the building of Peabody Place Development downtown. There is a lot of money being spread around but is it going where it is supposed to go and is it being accounted for? Click here to see some of the hcd/mha programs that you are paying for!  July 27, 2005 We have been aware for some time that the Grandmother of City Council member Ricky Peete is having a house built for her as part of a government program that assists citizens to repair or rebuild their homes. As you can imagine, many people are interested in obtaining money through these programs and the waiting list is very long. Ms. Lizzie Jones, the Grandmother of Ricky Peete, used to live at 268 Bethel. Now she is having a house worth around $70,000 built for her at 500 N. 6th. Ms. Jones's old house was repaired under this program which would ordinarily disqualify her for further assistance. However, she somehow moved to the head of the line and is now having a completely new house built for her with her moving costs and storage costs paid in the meantime. We have put a link from channel 24 with a video story of how Ms. Jones moved to the top of the list. Ricky denies any influence in this matter. Click here to see Jenny DiPrizio's great story on abc24,com June 27, 2005 Mr. Robert Lipscomb Memphis Housing Authority 700 Adams Avenue Memphis, Tennessee 38105 Dear Mr. Lipscomb, As a taxpayer of the City of Memphis I would like to inspect the municipal documents, records, letters and communications, both written and in electronic form, that contain information relevant to the following subjects. 1) Specifically I want to inspect the documents, records and communications that contain the names, job titles, salaries and car allowances of all the regular and appointed employees of the Memphis Housing Authority. Also I want to inspect the documents and records that show the years of creditable service towards retirement of the above employees. 2) Also I want to inspect the documents, records and communications that show the situation concerning Mr. Roland McElrath, who I understand is employed by the MHA as Chief Financial Officer/Deputy Executive of MHA. I want to inspect the records and documents that show if he is continuing to receive his pension under the January 2001 pension resolution while he is working at the MHA. I assume his salary will be shown in item 1, but if not, then I want this information. Also I want to know what his years of creditable service are at this point in his new employment and if he is entitled to a City of Memphis pension or some other pension system. Did his receipt of the January 2001 pension cancel his years of creditable service and is he starting out at zero in this new job? Did his time at the Memphis School System count on this new job? 3) I want to inspect the documents and records that show the source of revenues for the Memphis Housing Authority and the Division of Housing and Community Development for the fiscal years 2003, 2004 and 2005. Also I want to inspect the documents and records that show the projects for those years and how the money was spent and what contractors and individuals received the benefits of these expenditures. I trust that you will inform promptly whatever department and personnel are necessary to prepare these documents for my inspection. In accordance with your policy concerning copies and cost of copies, I may want copies of some or all of the documents. Since I assume also that the documents containing the information requested should be available readily on a computer, I should like to inspect the documents on July 5, 2005 at a time on that date which is convenient. If you need additional information or have questions about this request, I am available during working hours at 754-0699. 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