Capitol cleanup cost from last year's demostrations put at $200,000, far under prediction

[Myrina]

Source: AP

"MADISON — Efforts to restore and clean up the state Capitol after last year’s demonstrations cost about $200,000, far less than a state official’s controversial estimation of $7.5 million. The cost included payment for cleaning walls, reseeding grass and hiring a consultant, according to a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report (http://bit.ly/Hh2sqb ).


The cost became an issue on March 3, 2011, when Gov. Scott Walker’s administration was in court fighting a lawsuit that sought to open the building to the public. A Department of Administration official claimed in court that protesters had already done $7.5 million in damage to the building and grounds.


The next day, however, the Walker administration acknowledged it didn’t have much to back up that claim."

Read more: http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20120405/GPG0101/120405040/Capitol-cleanup-costs-far-under-prediction?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

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Oh gee, Walker lied (again), and it turns out that the dirty hippies really DIDN'T ruin the Capitol.
Imagine that.

[Scuba]

1. They lied, in court. They have no respect for the law or the People.

Recall elections scheduled for June 5.

[Journeyman]

2. And if they hadn't hired their buddy, the "consultant," it would have cost $37.55 . . .

Why in the hell would you need a consultant to weigh in on essentially a maintenance and janitorial issue?

[FreeBC]

3. So the official committed perjury.

I won't hold my breath waiting to see them held accountable.

[lutefisk]

4. I have to admit, Walker did create 2 new jobs for the clean up

Of course those were just temporary, lte positions, but I'll give him credit for that.

[awoke_in_2003]

5. Even if it did cost more...

throw the repuke line back in their face "Freedom isn't free".

[obxhead]

6. I wonder how much the laborer that actually did the work got paid.

I'm betting it was less than $1k.

[Earth_First]

8. As someone who is employed in the landscaping industry...

You are absolutely correct.

Even *if* it were a tenured crew, at best the highest paid wage earner was most likely not making more than $15-$18 per hour...

Often times it is FAR less than this.

Wages in this industry for the amount of labor required are a joke.

Fortunately enough, I work in a shop that is the exception, and I am able to make a living wage as a landscaper; but most times this is hardly the case...

[obxhead]

11. Yeah, I'm in construction

getting a "decent" wage for the field yet I'm still no where near a living wage.

[Incitatus]

7. So they think people shouldn't protest when the government fucks with them because of cleanup costs?

[woo me with science]

10. Thank you.

The underlying message here is particularly offensive. Thank you for making it explicit.

[woo me with science]

9. Even with the Hazmat suits.