Walking Around Money
(Fox News) - Former Nashville Mayor Bill Purcell was known for his aggressive campaigns to build sidewalks all around Music City. But now media reports say the city has been denied $250,000 in federal money to build sidewalks and other safety features around schools.
The reason — Purcell failed to sign the grant application. Instead, the paperwork was signed by the school superintendent — which just doesn't cut it with the State Department of Transportation, which hands out the money. When the transportation folks gave the school board a chance to fix the mistake — nothing happened.
Said school board member Karen Johnson — "Well, the mayor's busy. He was out of town and there was a lot of communication back and forth and we just missed out."
The reason — Purcell failed to sign the grant application. Instead, the paperwork was signed by the school superintendent — which just doesn't cut it with the State Department of Transportation, which hands out the money. When the transportation folks gave the school board a chance to fix the mistake — nothing happened.
Said school board member Karen Johnson — "Well, the mayor's busy. He was out of town and there was a lot of communication back and forth and we just missed out."
posted by BP News Bureau | 9:59 AM
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