After receiving numerous complaints from constituents about the management of two federally subsidized public housing organizations, Councilman at Large Gordon M. Johnson has addressed letters to appropriate state and federal officials requesting that financial audits and other pertinent information be made available. The letters are dated December 26, 2007.

The targets of the housing probe include the Greater Englewood Housing Corporation, which manages the Rock Creek development in the Second Ward and the Park View development in the Fourth Ward, and Martin Luther King Gardens, which manages two projects in the Fourth Ward. These projects were a key element in Englewood's extensive urban renewal program which took place in the early 1970's.

Johnson's letters report allegations of financial problems due to uncollected rents, declining maintenance, waiting lists for apartments being ignored, and an absence of on-site professional management. The outside management firm, which had been in place for many years, was terminated a year or more ago, and complaints reportedly have escalated since then. The projects are not a direct responsibility of the City government, but Johnson is taking steps to insure that Federal and State regulations are being properly observed.