City already rents to three other councilmembers at rates as low as $710 per month
By: Jason Henry | SCNG
After freezing its controversial housing program for years, the City of Industry is now actively renting the heavily discounted residences again, but city officials have refused to disclose who was selected from a recent pool that included a current city councilmember and eight other applicants.
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Records show Councilmember Michael Greubel applied to rent a 1,681-square-foot, two-bedroom, two-bathroom house from the Industry Housing and Property Management Authority for just $1,175 per month. By comparison, the average renter in the San Gabriel Valley pays about $1,857 for an apartment that is roughly half that size, according to RentCafe.
Though Industry would not officially identify the six selected tenants, handwritten notes obtained through a public records request suggested Greubel made the cut. The notes, taken during an ad-hoc meeting of the two-member selection committee, listed the nine families that applied, with three of the names crossed out.
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