OMG. We may regret this. But. Uh. Damon Thayer deserves some serious thank-yous for his latest move.
From PolWatchers:
Republican Sen. Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown, has sent a letter to GOP Senate President David Williams asking the legislature to shelve a planned $448,000 renovation of lawmakers’ offices until the economy improves.
Thayer said in an interview that he heard from his constituents who were concerned about the cost of adding conference rooms, kitchens and other renovated spaces in the state Senate’s office area in the Capitol Annex at a time when the state is strapped for cash.
Yeah. For real.
And David Williams has decided to suspend everything:
Senate President David Williams has suspended the pending $448,997 project to expand and renovate Senate offices in the Capitol Annex.
In a letter today to the director of the Legislative Research Commission, Williams said, “Due to present financial constraints affecting segments of state government, I have determined to indefinitely suspend further renovation.”
4 responses so far ↓
1 David Adams // Jun 4, 2008 at 5:03 pm
If we required posting of all government contracts to the internet when they are signed none of this nonsense would have happened.
2 curious mind // Jun 4, 2008 at 5:19 pm
So will all the executive branch employees who have moved be moved back? How much down time will that cause? How about the leases for the space they were going to occupy… have they been canceled?
3 James R // Jun 4, 2008 at 6:58 pm
About time that was cancelled. The state cannot find funding for teachers and police officers but can for updated poshy offices.
Im glad the public applied enough pressure.
4 Yellow Dog // Jun 5, 2008 at 6:50 am
So OK Williams wasn’t going to listen to any senator who’s not a repug, but did it have to be – gag – Damon Thayer?
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