Jon Johnson Starts Home Repairs

Now that he's been convicted by the courts and replaced on the City Council, Jon Johnson has had some time to starting making some repairs on a 9th Ward house that he got more than $150,000 in government grants to fix. The house was stripped to its studs this week. Johnson may not have received all his money yet. But since he waited until after a government deadline to start the fix, he may have to return the money he got.

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