To the Editor,

My letter is in response to your article "Housing Authority in Turmoil," August, 1, 2013.

A resounding "thank you" to Wareham Housing Authority board member Mr. Powilatis for his courage and effort to get the facts, and for his desire to make sorely needed changes.

And thank you, Wareham Week, for writing this eye opening report. It is a story that must be told.

Word for word, this article mirrors the Mattapoisett Housing Authority, where I resided for nearly four years. If only we'd had at least one commissioner with Mr. Powilatis' integrity and ethics to search for the truth.

The truth never changes, and uprightness in a person can make all the difference in the world when it comes to public housing tenants.

Sunlight is the best disinfectant for unethical officials.

Sincerely,

Roberta Tripp

Former president of the Mattapoisett Housing Authority Tenants Organization