--- Barbara Lickness <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would like to say (IMHO) that the liklihood of > Selwin Ortega being able to recieve $25,000 of NRP > funds from the MCDA and use $5,000 of it to pay Zach > Metoyer would be very difficult. snip MCDA issues the > checks on a reimbursement basis and they require > receipts. In addition, they require the work to be > checked, either by themselves or another service. snip > So, while it's always possible for Selwin to use his > own money to pay for services rendered
David Piehl writes: I am aware of the processes MCDA has in place for ensuring work is completed, but that wouldn't necessarily avert the situation depicted by Mr. Ortega. According to Ortega, Basim Sabri told him he could get a $25K neighborhood grant if he kicked $5K back to the business development chair, Zack Metoyer who was also employed by Basim (a conversation which he says the FBI taped). Under such a scenario, the MCDA would verify that $25K of work got done, more or less, and pay the bills. However, the recipient had allegedly been told that he had to pay Metoyer a fee for the grant. That's the problem - if a grant is made, then the recipient should receive it in it's entirety, not losing anything to various "agents" who are supposed to be unpaid neighborhood volunteers. David Piehl Central __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards� http://movies.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
