Broward County 800 Million dollar School Bond Oversight is falling apart

Buddy Nevins at BrowardBeat.com is reporting and sourcing  the 800 Million dollar School Bond Oversight is falling apart

The $800 million school bond program has suffered another jarring change.

Three organizations are dropping out of the Bond Oversight Committee, the group that was created to insure that the spending of the bond proceeds are on the up-and-up.

Two leading minority organizations – the Broward County Minority Builders Coalition and the Urban League of Broward County – are out. So is the Engineering Contractors of South Florida.

From Buddy Nevins Blog BrowardBeat:

Here is the memo:

         

From:           Benjamin Leong  May 6, 2015 4:07:22 PM

Subject:        Bond Oversight Committee Status

To:             

Cc:             Leslie M. Brown Derek Messier

School Board Members and Superintendent Runcie,

We are in contact with Florida TaxWatch periodically to facilitate and schedule the first meeting of the Bond Oversight Committee. During our most recent conference call, Florida TaxWatch informed us that the Urban League of Broward County intends to withdraw from the committee, in addition to  Broward County Minority Builders Coalition and Engineering Contractors of South Florida, who have already withdrawn.  Our next scheduled call with Florida TaxWatch will be after the May 19 School Board Meeting so that we can review and discuss the Adopted District Education Facilities Plan and the GO Bond first issuance.  

Ben Leong

Chief Financial Officer

The School Board of Broward County, Florida

Tel:  754.321.1990

Fax: 754.321.1999

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