Corruption Allegations Shake State Road Commission
Citizens demand the governor remove the state road board amid claims of fiscal irresponsibility and mismanagement.
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The resignation of State Road Commissioner Hannegan was sent to the governor today. The Whatcom Board of Trade held a lively discussion on the subject of the Ruby Creek and Okanogan trail and the extravagance and mismanagement of the state road commission. That the board is utterly disgusted with the operations of the commission was plainly shown by the adoption of a motion directing the trade committee to confer with the county commissioners and call upon the governor to remove all the state road commissioners and appoint new ones. It is claimed that after the allowance of all the bills, only a small portion of the budget will remain to complete the road that has but been fairly commenced.
“That the board is utterly disgusted with the operations of the commission was plainly shown by the adoption of a motion directing the trade committee to call upon the governor to remove all the state road commissioners.”
Infrastructure funding has long been a flashpoint for civic distrust in Washington. The 1893 accusations of 'extravagance' and 'mismanagement' on a Cascades mountain road project echo modern-day controversies surrounding state public works projects and budget overruns.
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