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Council Hires Attorney to Review Parks Contracting Process

dcogcadmin | March 8, 2010

 

Following its own investigation, the D.C. Council has hired private attorney Robert P. Trout to look into the Department of Parks & Recreation contracts that were routed through the D.C. Housing Authority last fall.  The Council held hearings and roundtables, and questioned administration officials as well as some of the private interests who were involved — now they seek to have an outside party review the evidence and produce a report examining how and why the contracts were routed to avoid Council review.  Washington City Paper; D.C. Wire

Jonetta Rose Barras observed that although this follows on the heels of the release of the Bennett report, which had been commissioned by the Council to look into its own earmarks process, it is not a parallel assignment: Trout will not likely be conducting his own fact-finding, but will rather be evaluating evidence already collected by the Council.  Examiner

The Washington Post highlighted the relationship between Mayor Adrian Fenty and two of the key outside players in the parks contracting matter, noting the extent to which they have benefitted since his election.  Washington Post

 

Following its own investigation, the D.C. Council has hired private attorney Robert P. Trout to look into the Department of Parks & Recreation contracts that were routed through the D.C. Housing Authority last fall.  The Council held hearings and roundtables, and questioned administration officials as well as some of the private interests who were involved — now they seek to have an outside party review the evidence and produce a report examining how and why the contracts were routed to avoid Council review.  Washington City Paper; D.C. Wire

Jonetta Rose Barras observed that although this follows on the heels of the release of the Bennett report, which had been commissioned by the Council to look into its own earmarks process, it is not a parallel assignment: Trout will not likely be conducting his own fact-finding, but will rather be evaluating evidence already collected by the Council.  Examiner

The Washington Post highlighted the relationship between Mayor Adrian Fenty and two of the key outside players in the parks contracting matter, noting the extent to which they have benefitted since his election.  Washington Post