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Article: STATE COMPTROLLER DINAPOLI: TOWN OFFICIALS FAILED TO PROVIDE PROPER OVERSIGHT OF NORTH GREENBUSH WATER DISTRICT PROJECT
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- April 15, 2008
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The New York State Comptroller issued the following news release:
North Greenbush town officials Board failed to exercise their individual and collective responsibilities to adequately monitor the Water District #14 construction project, according to an audit released by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. DiNapoli's audit noted that the project is already $268,000 over budget and when the project is finally completed overruns will likely approach $800,000.
The town board had originally proposed to spend $7.1 million in 2005. The audit covered the period January 2003 to January 2007.
"Unfortunately, this project was mismanaged almost from the beginning," DiNapoli said. "This was ...