Jim Carson
Jim Carson, executive director of the Oak Ridge Housing Authority, is retiring after 33 years.
Carson, an Oak Ridge resident, announced his intent to retire on December 31 at the September 26 ORHA board meeting, a press release said. Carson has been ORHA executive director for 33 years.
ORHA has an operating budget of about $1 million, and it has about nine employees, the press release said. It manages 128 public housing units on sites scattered around the city, and it currently issues roughly 230 Housing Choice Vouchers and 35 Veterans Assisted Supportive Housing vouchers.
The ORHA Board of Commissioners seeks qualified applicants to fill the executive director position. Visit orha.net for more information. Those interested in applying can submit a resume and cover letter to [email protected].
More information will be added as it becomes available.
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dave miller says
Congratulations Jimmy, on a well deserved retirement. When we were classmates at Elm Grove, I wouldn’t have bet that either of us would have lived long enough to retire. Good luck to you. A career well Done! Dave Miller