Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson is due to visit Cairo High School today at noon. Officials said the meeting is only open to residents of the Elmwood and McBride federal housing complexes – and those wishing to come to the meeting will need to bring identification proving their residency.

The two public housing complexes are being torn down, forcing about 200 families to relocate. Carson told The Southern Illinoisan he wants to visit Cairo (KEHR’-oh) to see if anything can be done to “salvage the situation.”