KHOU: Feds scold METRO
AFTER MARK GREENBLATT'S REPORT FOR KHOU-11 last week on possible METRO funding shenanigans, the rogue transit organization's bloated PR shop rushed to deem the report "distorted and just plain wrong" (with America's worst big-city daily jumping on for good measure).
Last night, Greenblatt followed up on his original reporting:
The Federal Transit Administration said it "won’t approve" federal funding right now on two light rail extensions proposed by Metro; until it can become confident the transit authority can afford to finish the jobs while still maintaining current service.
"In the interest of protecting the taxpayer, the FTA will not approve full funding grant agreements for the north and southeast corridor light rail projects until we are confident that Houston Metro can afford to build and operate these two new lines while maintaining its existing system," said Paul Griffo of the FTA.
Apparently, Greenblatt's reporting wasn't so "distorted and just plain wrong" as METRO's bloated PR shop would have people believe.
In other news dealing with the rogue transit organization, METRO's board will go into executive session this week to discuss Frank "Procurement Disaster" Wilson. Rumors swirled last week that Wilson was on his way out.
BLOGVERSATION: Harris County Almanac.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 04/22/10 07:48 AM | Print |
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