Hoboken Housing Authority Elects New Chairperson

The Hoboken Housing Authority elected a new chairman on Thursday night in its annual reorganization meeting.

Rob Davis, a HHA commissioner for seven and a half years, was elected in a 4-3 vote.

Davis succeeds Jake Stuiver as chairman. Immediately following the vote, Stuiver left the meeting without giving a reason why.

Commissioners Stuiver, David Mello and Greg Lincoln voted against. Judy Burrell joined commissioners Jean Rodriguez, Eduardo Gonzalez and Davis in a "yes" vote for teh new chairman.

After all those years on the board, he said he was excited to take on the role as chairman.

As a resident of the HHA, Davis said he wants to fight for better living conditions. "It'd be nice to have some newer buildings," he said. He continued that he wanted to "make Vision 20/20 work."

When asked how to keep the meetings orderly, rather than the recent chaos, Davis said that "we're going to bring it back to the way it was."

"I'm only here to serve," said Davis. And as chair, he continued "I'll have a little more power to make sure (residents') concerns are heard."

The board couldn't agree on a vice chair. A vote for Commissioner — and councilman-at-large — David Mello ended in a 3-3 tie.