Most, if not all, of these people down there were trying to do the right thing. They were under a lot of pressure, and they took a lot of shortcuts that may have resulted in a lot of waste. And they may have abused their authority to enter into contracts that they were not authorized to do. -Richard Skinner

 

Most, if not all, of these people down there were trying to do the right thing. They were under a lot of pressure, and they took a lot of shortcuts that may have resulted in a lot of waste. And they may have abused their authority to enter into contracts that they were not authorized to do.


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I feel they should have been able to provide this information a lot quicker than they did. These kids, the state is their family. The state needs to look out for them, and the state needs to keep track of them.

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Even though she grew up there, we don't think she had anyone to show her the city.

Richard Skinner

When you do something like this, you do increase the vulnerability for fraud, plain waste, abuse and mismanagement, ... We are very apprehensive about what we are seeing.

Richard Skinner

I think they really wanted to help us, ... But they're overwhelmed and understaffed.

Richard Skinner

We've been looking at all the contracts from day one. One concern is whether you are getting the fair market value. The second is whether the people we are giving contracts to are the best qualified.

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