Sheffield Housing Authority Faces Ethics Violation

 

Alabama law requires surplus property to be auctioned off. Recently, the Sheffield Housing Authority retired one of its buses. What did the authority do?

According to informed sources, the board donated the bus to a daycare. It was not just any daycare, but one sponsored by a religious body. It gets worse. An employee of this daycare is the child or a housing authority board member.

It's hard to make this situation any worse, but this is a time when Sheffield is paying on a bond issue to provide better infrastructure to Inspiration Landing. Yes, the City on the Bluff makes a payment each month to assist John Elkington's project. 

So now, Citizens of Sheffield, your tax dollars are going to not only a millionaire, but to a private daycare...a private religious daycare that may not be your theological cup of tea. Shouldn't you tell the mayor and council how you feel about that?

Sheffield Housing Authority Has its Own Problems

 

Sheffield Housing Authority has removed director Shirley Whitten from her job - at least temporarily. There are many unverified stories surrounding her dismissal, but several seem to center around general employee unrest. We suspect there is a great deal more to the story and will continue to follow this, along with other Sheffield problems.

One accurate story making the rounds involves a myriad of complaints about housing authority golf carts on public roads. Whitten has ostensibly stated the city police are comfortable with this. The ousted director should know these carts violate state law, not city; however, Sheffield Police should be doing its job to enforce all laws. Alas, we know this is an unpopular theory.

One reader asked us about our Veterans Day theme this week. We usually post our Thanksgiving art after the 11th. This year, instead of traditional winged turkeys, we may use photos of various Shoals mayors...