Alders Dolores Colon, Adam Marchand, Evette Hamilton at hearing.
Tuesday, January 10, 2017 - Alder Al Paolillo Jr. ran both of his hands through his hair as he tried to process what city Budget Director Joe Clerkin had just said: $1.6 million from the state might not make it into city coffers because of uncompleted paperwork.
That’s not money designated for future capital and infrastructure investments; that’s money the city has already spent and counted on getting back.
“So we’re not getting the [money] from the state?” Paolillo asked. “And the state just told us this?”