The Grants of a Conflicted Board of Insiders
Sometimes conflicts can cause a city or county serious
problems with such things as state and federal grants. This is what has
happened in
Brockton,
MA (pop.
94,000), according to
an
article
in the Enterprise-News.
The board of the city's redevelopment organization, Building a Better
Brockton (BBB), which oversees state and federal grants, has several
members with direct connections to companies seeking money from BBB.
Those members include two bankers, two local business owners, and the
directors of the local housing authority, health center, business
association, and YMCA. They are expected to resign soon.