&lt;p&gt;Last week, when Renee Glover announced her imminent departure from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.atlantahousing.org&quot;&gt;Atlanta Housing Authority&lt;/a&gt;, the agency she&#039;d headed for 17 years, it didn&#039;t come as a huge shock to city-watchers who&#039;d been hearing rumors of her exit for several weeks. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But Mayor Kasim Reed says her announcement, made through the AHA&#039;s longtime private public-relations firm, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alisias.com&quot;&gt;Alisias&lt;/a&gt;, took him by surprise in both its timing and wording that suggested the mayor had forced Glover out:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The new Board members appointed by Mayor Kasim Reed have made it clear that they would like to have a change in leadership at AHA, which is fully within the prerogative of the mayor and the board.&hellip;
            &lt;p&gt;[ &lt;a href=&quot;http://clatl.com/freshloaf/archives/2011/10/12/mayor-reed-says-he-did-not-fire-renee-glover&quot;&gt;Read more&lt;/a&gt; ]&lt;/p&gt;
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