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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So what is the DC council going to do about this disgrace?  Doesn't somebody have to provide answers or at least a plan?  [/quote]

The DC Council isn't really at fault, because they were not consulted at all, as this article concerning the audit makes clear:

http://www.thegeorgetowndish.com/thedish/audit-details-cost-overruns-ellington

If the DC agencies responsible for this boondoggle were not REQUIRED to consult the DC Council for approval, well one thing the Council could do is pass legislation requiring oversight in the future.  Oversight should not be "optional."  If the agencies WERE required to consult, but chose not to, then that would have to be justification for hearings at the Council, and possibly firings and criminal actions taken.[/quote]

At a minimum, Duke Ellington's governance structure has to be reformed so that representatives of the public -- the mayor, school chancellor or the council itself -- get the right to appoint directors to Ellington's board, ideally to appoint a majority of the board.  Despite the fact that the taxpayers are on the hook for more than 80% of Ellington's operating budget and 100% of its renovation, DC has no director appointment rights today.[/quote]

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