SAN ANTONIO -- Mirasol residents have waited years for home repairs, but after a disagreement between the task force's leadership and the operations director led to the resignation of the operations director, those repairs are again on hold.

Operations Director Tony Scarnato announced his resignation Tuesday, and residents are left wondering if their home repairs will ever be completed.

Last week, workers began the repairs on about 40 faulty KB Built homes. Residents fought to get the construction under way, but officials said the repairs have been halted indefinitely.

The San Antonio Housing Authority said Scarnato, who had taken the operations director position about 60 days ago, resigned because of performance-related issues. They said under Scarnato's watch, the project was not moving quickly enough.

"They wanted to move faster than I thought possible," Scarnato told KSAT via phone.

"I'm really angry it came to a halt again. What about the families that are still not here in the houses?" asked Task Force Chairman Gordon Hartman. "Things have not been moving at a pace that I think Task Force members are happy with, and we made that clear to him, and I think he went back. (I) felt that that may not be achievable under his management and decided therefore to let the reigns go."

Residents said the distrust they have developed for the SAHA makes them question how much faster repairs can progress.

"What he is saying is just patch it up, overlook whatever you see -- the mold the ants and the termites," Mirasol resident Sara Olivares said.

It could be another two weeks before work begins in the public housing project, Hartman said.

He also said it would take at least that long to get another operations director into the position.