Okay- a water leak badly damaged the Mayor's office awhile back and of course the office had to be repaired.
Granted- the Mayor's office should be fairly-well appointed- seeing how the Mayor receives prominent visitors there.
But- in these most difficult financial times- did the mayor's office need to spend more than $8000 for an "antique" Persian rug?
That cost was almost 3 times that of the new furniture bought for the renovation!
Mayor Funkhouser- I and this blog has supported you steadfastly throughout all your prior difficulties- but if TV stations have to file "freedom of information" documents just to see us taxpayer's bills- well- I can't support that.
You promised the KC-MO voters total transparency during your term and we- I- expect to hold you to that promise.
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2 comments:
I agree that it does sound a bit overboard to spend that much on the rug. However, it is important to remember they did state the renovation was in order due to water leakage... With that being said, you never know what kind of rug was pre-existing in the space. It could have been a rug worth significantly more than the one they purchased!
The total bill was in excess of $70,000. We had a roof leak a while back. Don't recall needing a $8,000 rug on the floor to fix the roof, despite what the Funk apologist above said.
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