Councilmember Marion Barry is angered by the departure of former D.C. Housing Authority head Michael Kelly. He’s got no problem with Kelly. Instead, he’s blaming a favorite target: The mayor.

The Washington Business Journal is reporting that Barry believes the board of the D.C. Housing Authority should have pushed harder to keep Kelly in his job in D.C. After nine years in Washington, Kelly resigned his post last month.

“I am greatly disappointed by the actions of this board…The board had the responsibility of providing a strong vote of confidence during the contract negotiations of Mr. Kelly,” Barry said in a statement.

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This morning, D.C.’s new Housing Resource Center held its official grand opening in Anacostia, offering “a new one-stop shop for quality affordable housing services.”

The new center will be D.C.’s “central source” of resources for low and moderate-income people looking to “purchase and rehabilitate homes and prevent mortgage default and foreclosure.” There will also be computers for people to use dchousingsearch.org, according to a city press release.

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