The authority, known as WNADA, was created by the Maryland General Assembly in 2021 to support housing redevelopment, economic development and community investment along the West North Avenue corridor. Its fiscal 2024 and 2025 annual report lists more than $28.3 million in general fund revenue across those two years. WNADA grants support redevelopment projects involving private developers, businesses, nonprofits and community groups.

The authority’s former executive director, Chad Williams, was recently removed after public controversy. The Baltimore Banner has reported that Mosby may be considered for the interim position. His appointment has not been independently confirmed, and the questions raised by local officials to the authority include who currently holds the role, whether the board voted, who made the decision and whether WNADA plans a competitive search for a permanent director.

WNADA’s governing board includes appointed state and local representatives and is chaired by Coppin State University President Anthony Jenkins. The authority’s annual report lists Gov. Wes Moore as a board member, but his office said he does not serve on the board. Officials who responded to inquiries directed questions to Jenkins; no response from him had been received by publication, according to the reporting.

Questions have also been raised about the proposed director’s record. Mosby served as City Council president before losing his reelection bid in 2024. During testimony in January 2024 at the federal mortgage-fraud trial of his former wife, Marilyn Mosby, he acknowledged that he mishandled their finances, contributing to tax debt. He testified that he concealed tax problems from her and had lied publicly about an IRS lien on their home. In 2025, he was confirmed to serve on the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Commission.

David Williams, president of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance, said the board should carefully vet anyone who might lead an organization distributing public funds. “It is absolutely up to the board members to make sure that whoever leads this entity is a person that is beyond reproach,” he said.

WNADA’s records also show a substantial increase to a public-safety contract. The authority’s annual report says it initially awarded $350,000 to Frontline Management for work involving Black Knight LLC and the P.E.A.C.E. Team, a nonprofit. The initiative was intended to support violence interruption, patrols and neighborhood safety coordination along parts of West North Avenue.

Minutes from a June 25, 2024, board meeting show approval to amend the agreement to $1.5 million—an increase of $1.15 million. The minutes establish that the board approved the larger amount, but do not show whether the full sum was paid or how much, if any, went directly to the P.E.A.C.E. Team. Records have been requested to determine the amounts paid to each organization and what services were delivered.

The nonprofit’s federal tax filings have also prompted questions because they identify it as a church, convention of churches or association of churches. That designation alone does not establish that the organization knowingly filed false information or violated tax law. The available records described do not clarify the basis for the designation.

The funding and leadership questions leave residents with basic accountability issues still unresolved: who has authority over WNADA’s day-to-day operations, how its board selects senior leadership, and how grants are tracked from approval through payment and completed work.