Members of the Little Rock housing authority's board of commissioners on Friday voted to recommend that Keith Fountain be appointed to a five-year term on the board.

Fountain's appointment to the five-member board is subject to the approval of the Little Rock Board of Directors.

Under state law, if the Board of Directors does not confirm or reject the appointment within 45 days of receiving written notice of it, Fountain will be deemed to be confirmed.

Fountain, 54, who is in the logistics and trucking field, would occupy the seat currently held by Karen Buchanan, who joined the board in October 2023.

In late September, Buchanan's reappointment to a full term received the unanimous support of the housing authority's board, but the Board of Directors on Oct. 6 voted to deny her reappoin

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