LEGAL NOTICE
On May 22, 2026, a Draft 5-Year Plan for the Holbrook Housing Authority, as required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), was made available for a forty-five (45) day public review and comment period. The Draft Plan is available for public review here on the Holbrook Housing Authority website and at the main office for our managed agencies located at 80 Clay Street, Quincy, MA 02170. Should you require a reasonable accommodation to access the Plan, please contact the Quincy Housing Authority office. A public hearing to consider comments will be held on Thursday, July 9, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. at the Holbrook Housing Authority, One Holbrook Court, Community Room. This plan will also be presented to the Board of Commissioners on July 9, 2026. Written comments may be submitted by mail to the attention of James Marathas, Quincy Housing Authority, 80 Clay Street, Quincy, MA 02170. To submit comments electronically or for questions or concerns, please contact James Marathas, Executive Director, at 617-847-4350 or via email at jmarathas@quincyha.com.
Holbrook Housing Authority Notice
The Holbrook Housing Authority invites all tenants and the general public to a review of the Authority's Proposed Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 2027
The Annual Plan is intended to provide insight into the Authority’s operations and plans for the coming fiscal year as they affect the Authority’s state-aided public housing. The Proposed Annual Plan is comprised of the following elements:
- Proposed Capital Improvement Plan (3-year)
- Proposed Maintenance and Repair Plan
- Current Operating Budget
- Responses to the Performance Management Review (PMR) findings
- List of housing authority policies
- List of waivers from governing regulations of the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC)
- Other elements
Hearing time and date: 5:30 PM on 7/9/2026
Hearing location: Community Room
One Holbrook Court Holbrook, MA 02343
Residents and the general public are invited to review the Annual Plan before the hearing and may submit public comments as noted below. The Authority shall consider the concerns of any Local Tenants’ Organization (LTO) or Resident Advisory Board (RAB) regarding needs and priorities and incorporate some or all of such needs and priorities in the draft plan if deemed by the Authority to be consistent with sound management. Substantive comments will be summarized and included in the Annual Plan when it is submitted to the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC).
- Copies of the Annual Plan are available at the Authority’s office or may be reviewed online at https://publichousingfacilityreview.mass.gov/Public?ap=188
- Comments may be submitted orally at the hearing, by emailing the housing authority office, or by submitting written comments at the housing authority office. Comments must be received no later than the close of the public hearing.
- For reasonable accommodation requests contact the housing authority office by 7/2/2026 at 4:00 PM
- Contact information for HOLBROOK HOUSING AUTHORITY: Office: One Holbrook Court Holbrook, MA 02343
Phone: 781-858-4008
Email: jmarathas@quincyha.com
Holbrook Federal Annual Plan 2025 Available for Public Comment
Holbrook’s New Smoking Policy
The Holbrook Housing Authority last month met with residents to discuss the adoption of a new smoking policy for the Authority. James Marathas, Executive Director for Quincy Housing Authority and managed agencies, along with Colleen Whalen, Assistant Director of Managed Agencies, and Andrew Rocha, Assistant Executive Director for Quincy Housing Authority were also in attendance.
A new smoking policy was long overdue for the Authority, which had a zero tolerance for smoking anywhere on the property. Marathas indicated that it was an unreasonable expectation for residents who smoke to leave the property in order to do so. This highly restrictive policy has over time also contributed to residents smoking in their units as a result. Smoking in units is a nuisance, and health concern for neighbors at the property. Furthermore, smoking in units contributes to significant damage over time, which leads to costly unit refurbishing.
The new policy, which allows for smoking 25 feet from the building was adopted by the Board of Commissioners and provides for a more equitable solution to smoking at the property for smokers and non-smokers.
