Ferndale Housing Commission Seeks New Director

The Executive Director serves as Chief Executive Officer of the Ferndale Housing Commission and is responsible for strategic leadership, overall administration, staff management, financial oversight, and organizational performance.

Ferndale Housing Gets Approval to Continue with RAD Process

Ferndale Housing Gets Approval to Continue with RAD Process (FHC, Dec. 6, 2018) Ferndale, MI- – The Ferndale Housing Commission (FHC) has received approval to move forward in the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program application process, administered through the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), for which initial steps began in May…

Ferndale Housing Residents Tour Properties to See RAD Program Results

  Ferndale Housing Residents Tour Properties to See RAD Program Results (Crystal A. Proxmire, Oct. 22, 2018) Ferndale, Taylor, Ypsilanti, MI- Nearly 40 residents of the Ferndale Housing Commission took a daytrip last week to visit properties that had seen benefits of HUD’s RAD Program.  The US Department of Housing and Urban Development created the…

Ferndale Housing Commission Aiming for Grand Upgrades

Ferndale Housing Commission Aiming for Grand Upgrades (Crystal A. Proxmire, July 23, 2018) Ferndale, MI – Federal funding has become available for housing authorities to upgrade and replace aging properties, and Ferndale Housing Commission has been invited to apply. “We get to dream a little dream,” said Ferndale Housing Director Heater VanPoucker.  “This is an…

Residents Show Love for Departing Ferndale Housing Commissioner

Residents Show Love for Departing Ferndale Housing Commissioner (CP Proxmire, April 15, 2017) Ferndale, MI – If it weren’t for Carole Morency sharing information with those investigating the Ferndale Housing Commission, the lives of the seniors, disabled and low-income residents in the housing program might not be the same. Under the direction of a careless…

Deanna Tartaglia Fills Vacancy on Ferndale Housing Commission

Deanna Tartaglia Fills Vacancy on Ferndale Housing Commission (Crystal A. Proxmire,  March 27, 2017) Ferndale, MI – “It’s time to lean in girl.” That’s what Ferndale resident Deanna Tartaglia told herself after being one of hundreds of Ferndale women who participated in marches and demonstrations following the inauguration of President Donald Trump. “I felt moved…

Ferndale Housing Commission Sets New Vision, Seeks Board Member UPDATED

Ferndale Housing Commission Sets New Vision, Seeks Board Member  UPDATED (Crystal A. Proxmire, Dec. 16, 2016) Ferndale, MI – As Ferndale Housing Commission Director Heather Van Poucker prepares for her presentation to City Council on Monday, her main thought is on the residents of the housing program and how to show that they are the…

Ferndale Housing Commission Selling Dodge Charger for $5,000

Ferndale Housing Commission Selling Dodge Charger for $5,000 (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan. 6, 2016) Ferndale, MI – The folly of the former Ferndale Housing Commission Executive Director can mean a really nice ride for a lucky buyer. Former Director Deborah Wilson, who is now in jail for stealing prescription medication from residents, bought the fancy…

Search is on for New Ferndale Housing Director, Wilson Settlement Reduced

Search is on for New Ferndale Housing Director, Wilson Settlement Reduced (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 21, 2015) It’s been one year since the first rays of sunshine began to hit the shrouded operations of the Ferndale Housing Commission.  Subsequent months of media and HUD investigations brought to light a system of mistreatment, theft and oppression…

New Members Join Ferndale Housing Commission, Search for New Director Begins

New Members Join Ferndale Housing Commission, Search for New Director Begins (Crystal A. Proxmire, Oct. 19, 2015)   The next phase of the recovery journey begins for the Ferndale Housing Commission as two new Commissioners step up to serve, and the Executive Director Search Committee gets under way. Jennifer Bentley and Melissa DaSilva each applied…

Timeline of Ferndale Housing Commissions Struggles and Progress

Timeline of Ferndale Housing Commission’s Struggles and Progress (Crystal A. Proxmire, Orig. June 28, 2015, ongoing UPDATES) After Ferndale Housing Director Deborah Wilson was arrested (and later convicted) of using her job to enter the homes of elderly and disabled residents and steal prescription medicine, a series of stories and investigations has begun to shed…

Ferndale Housing Commission Discusses HUD Report, Sets Deadlines for Progress

Ferndale Housing Commission Discusses HUD Report, Sets Deadlines for Progress (Crystal A. Proxmire, July 12, 2015) With new members Dan Martin serving as President and Ann Heler serving as Vice President, the Ferndale Housing Commission is working hard to address the list of concerns brought forward by the HUD review that came out June 11.…

Ferndale Housing Commission Stops Wilson Payment, Votes to Sell Dodge Charger

Ferndale Housing Commission Stops Wilson Payment, Votes to Sell Dodge Charger (Crystal A. Proxmire, June 29, 2015) As former Housing Director Deborah Wilson sits in a prison cell for 1-15 years for breaking into vulnerable resident’s apartments and stealing their prescription medications, the Ferndale Housing Commission (FHC) continues to unravel the mess left she left…

Timeline of Ferndale Housing Commission’s Struggles and Progress

Timeline of Ferndale Housing Commission’s Struggles and Progress (Crystal A. Proxmire, June 28, 2015) After Ferndale Housing Director Deborah Wilson was arrested (and later convicted) of using her job to enter the homes of elderly and disabled residents and steal prescription medicine, a series of stories and investigations has begun to shed light on multiple…