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Former Kenton Judge-Executive Arlinghaus named Housing Authority of Covington interim director


The Housing Authority of Covington (HAC) has a new executive director – former Kenton County Judge-Executive Steve Arlinghaus.

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Arlinghaus was hired as interim executive director by the HAC Board of Housing Commissioners by a 4-1 vote at its monthly meeting on Wednesday. He replaces the departing Jeff Rieck.

Arlinghaus served as county judge-executive in 2011-15 after being elected to that position and previously served as a county commissioner and as a Fort Mitchell City Councilman. He also is a real estate broker and owns Arlinghaus Realty LLC, which is based in Villa Hills.

“Steve has exceptional experience, strong leadership skills, and wide-ranging knowledge of real estate, apartment management, local government, and the in’s and out’s of interacting with the federal government,” said Covington Mayor Joe Meyer, who is chairman of the HAC board. “He’s well-qualified and knows Covington very well.”

Arlinghaus will serve until the housing authority hires a permanent executive director. No timeline has been set for when that search would begin.

Arlinghaus said he was looking forward to the challenge of leading HAC and compared the complexity of the job and its various programs to his days at Kenton County.

“I’m used to working with a diverse group of partners and stakeholders, and I see this as a great opportunity to build some bridges,” he said. “The mission of providing housing is an extremely critical one – the impact is substantial not just on individual families but also on the City itself and frankly the county as a whole.”

Arlinghaus planned to meet with staff Thursday morning to introduce himself and begin familiarizing himself with HAC’s operations and programs.

HAC oversees over 800 federally subsidized apartments in 10 communities, including City Heights, Latonia Terrace, Golden Towers, Academy Flats and scattered sites that include both single-family and duplex apartments.

It has about 40 full-time employees.

It also partners with the City of Covington in a consortium that oversees the Housing Choice Voucher Program (formerly Section 8), which helps low-income families, the elderly and people with disabilities afford housing on the private market.

The Housing Authority of Covington


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