By Sentinel Staff

A meeting of the Portsmouth Metropolitan Housing Authority (PMHA) board of directors was scheduled to be held at twelve o’clock noon today at the Hudson House. There was no meeting; there were not enough board members present to hold a meeting.

However, the latest appointed member of the board did appear; Mike Mearan, noted local attorney, was sworn in by Tim Angel, Chairman of the Board of Directors of PMHA. Mr. Mearan has a long record of free public service; he recently completed a term as a member of the Board of Directors of the Ohio State Bar Association. His presence on the PMHA Board will be a great asset to the board and to the community. His appointment to board was made by Scioto County Common Pleas Court Judges.

At the Hudson House, after the meeting that was not a meeting, Sentinel reporters met briefly with PMHA Chairman Tim Angel, who was closely accompanied by PMHA attorney, Dan Ruggerio.

When asked about recent questionable contracts, Chairman Tim Angel advised Sentinel reporters to address all questions to the Attorney Dan Ruggerio.

The first question is, "if there is nothing wrong with the PMHA contracts, why it is necessary to have an attorney answer our questions?"

Our second question is, "how much is PMHA paying Attorney Dan Ruggerio?" Mr. Ruggerio has a long record of serving public organizations for pay.