Navigator request concerned public works department

dcogcadmin | June 6, 2011

District employees saw Council Chairman Kwame Brown's request for a Lincoln Navigator to be "waste and abuse" of taxpayer dollars, according to e-mail messages released through the D.C. Freedom of Information Act. The Washington City Paper reported on last fall's messages that detailed the chairman's reported requests for the luxury SUV, including some between Department of Public Works employees indicating concern over the issue.

District employees saw Council Chairman Kwame Brown's request for a Lincoln Navigator to be "waste and abuse" of taxpayer dollars, according to e-mail messages released through the D.C. Freedom of Information Act. The Washington City Paper reported on last fall's messages that detailed the chairman's reported requests for the luxury SUV, including some between Department of Public Works employees indicating concern over the issue.