METRO still in damage-control mode
THE EXAMINER'S MICHAEL REED reports that Frank Wilson is still METRO's chief (for now) after the big board meeting today.
The board also released the report commissioned by Wilson booster David Wolff. Unsurprisingly, the report found no financial wrongdoing on Wilson's part, albeit with an important qualification:
However, we offer no opinions as to the business necessity of the expenditures related to business trips, meals or hotels submitted by Mr. Wilson or Ms. Wright.
That's hardly surprising, since we all but predicted that an investigation commissioned by Wilson booster David Wolff would be limited in just such a manner. That's too bad. That Spain trip and the contract for new rail cars that may not mesh well with the existing Siemens-designed system might make for an interesting inquiry. Or not. You never know until you start poking around.
Reed notes that METRO's new board chairman -- not Wilson -- will be traveling to Washington to address some of the questions raised by KHOU-11's Mark Greenblatt. Greenblatt's first report drew fire from METRO (with an assist from America's worst big-city daily), yet apparently was serious and accurate enough that the FTA is unhappy, the radioactive Wilson is being sidelined, and METRO's new board chairman is off to try to fix the mess.
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