09.22.12
Senate Committee Hearing On The Harrisburg Incinerator Forensic Audit Set for October 4th
From the office of the Local Government Committee Chair, Senator John H. Eichelberger, Jr. (R-30):
WHO: Senate Local Government Committee
WHAT: Public Hearing
WHEN: Thursday, October 4, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.
WHERE: Hearing Room 1, North Office Bldg, State Capitol Complex, Harrisburg, PA
The Local Government Committee announced that the committee has re-scheduled its first hearing on issues raised by the forensic investigative audit of debt incurred in connection with The Harrisburg Authority Resource Recovery Facility project.
The hearings will be open to the public. Expected to testify are members of the forensic investigation team, as well as representatives of state and local government entities
Access the Forensic Audit Report released in January 2012 as well as some discussion about what’s in it: Harrisburg Incinerator Forensic Audit Report
I wonder if they'll take a look at how the incinerator's finances really played out, and how correct I was when, in 2003, I warned City Council that borrowing more money to rebuild the incinerator would put the city into bankruptcy. My economic analysis (based on the city's own numbers, but corrected with realistic estimates for each budget line) which I presented to City Council in a Powerpoint presentation, is here: http://www.stoptheburn.com/presentation.pdf
for a well written and plain english write-up: check out the "summary of observations and findings" on pages 15 to 20 of the report.
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