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WHEREAS, Caster D. Binion has served as the Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) and Allies and Ross Management & Development Corporation, Inc. and its subsidiaries since February 2013; and,
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WHEREAS, as Executive Director, Mr. Binion manages an annual budget of roughly $200 million and is responsible for the operations of roughly 2,300 units of low-Income Public Housing (LIPH), 5,500 Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs) and 1,000 mixed-finance housing units; and,
WHEREAS, Mr. Binion has led several major affordable housing initiatives and has created more than 1,000 new affordable housing units developed through the innovative, award-winning Project-Based Voucher/Gap Financing Program, including Cedarwood Homes, one of the first affordable senior housing communities located in the West End neighborhood of the City of Pittsburgh; and,
WHEREAS, additionally, Mr. Binion has led efforts to infuse special services to the HCV Program, including the implementation of the HUD-VASH Program, which has successfully housed more than 100 formerly homeless Veterans; and,
WHEREAS, in addition to spearheading the HACP's development efforts, Mr. Binion leads the agency's endeavors to provide residents of the LIPH and HCV programs with quality services such as vocational training, employment assistance, crisis support, quality of life enhancements for senior citizens, education opportunities and recreation activities for youth, as well as an onsite 24-hour daycare center, robust resident employment initiatives and an innovative mobile digital literacy program; and,
WHEREAS, before Mr. Binion began his career in the housing industry, Mr. Binion led a distinguished career as a Paratrooper with the United States Army, serving during Operation Desert Storm and ultimately retiring in 1992; and,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize Caster Binion for his service to the Ci...
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