Henderson appoints member to housing authority

By Sandy Lopez Las Vegas Review-Journal

September 5, 2017 - 9:45 pm

Henderson City Hall on Thursday, April 13, 2017 (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye

The Henderson City Council appointed Cherryl Young as the resident commissioner to the Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority Board of Commissioners.

SNRHA owns and manages public housing properties within the Southern Nevada region. SNRHA commissioners are vested with the legislative and fiscal responsibilities to provide housing options and opportunities in the area.

Young’s term will end Oct. 15, 2018.

Contact Sandy Lopez at slopez@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-4686. Follow @JournalismSandy on Twitter.

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