Dear Stan, to quote Saint Everett of Dirksen...
"A billion here and billion there and pretty soon you are talking real money"...
Never trust government with more than $0.25. On Tue, 13 Oct 2009, Stanley Brinkerhoff wrote:
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:01:04 -0400 From: Stanley Brinkerhoff <[email protected]> Reply-To: Vermont Area Group of Unix Enthusiasts <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Wheres my $400,000? All, I know this list has members in the Montpelier/surrounding areas. Incase you missed the articles -- apparently Montpelier overpayed a contractor in ~2005 to the tune of $400,000. It wasn't noticed until ~2006, and the city council, nor the mayor have been entirely forthright about its occurrence. They do cite that they their legal requirements by putting it in their counsel minutes (only available on paper via request) and in the "annual report". They also note repayment was ongoing from the vendor who was over-payed, which made them feel as though the "issue was resolved". *Appropriate links* http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091010/NEWS/910109998/ http://www.montpelier-vt.org/story/241.html *City Council* meets this Wednesday to review the situation "publically" http://www.montpelier-vt.org/community/313.html Stan
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