At least one Harrisburg Authority official appointed by the council earlier this year, Eric Papenfuse, said some of the money should have been off limits for the museums. And he questioned whether the mayor, in a shopping frenzy, paid bloated prices for items that could be fakes.
Altogether, Reed shelled out close to $30 million on Old West, Civil War and other collectibles over 15 years - he even bought an Egyptian mummy and a 12-gun schooner that was part of Benedict Arnold's fleet during the Revolutionary War - while the city was sliding deeper into debt, said Papenfuse, who is the authority's treasurer.
The city is only beginning to catalog what Reed bought.
"The spending is staggering," Papenfuse said. "It's unbelievable."
Gotta love those whacky Democrats spending OPM(Other People's Money).... Has anyone had enough of this crap, yet?
Now; how can a mayor of city do this without the council or someone on the council not know this. I would think there would be a rumor or two.
Hey, the government can spend its money however it wants...
Now Saddle Up, pardner!
Gee...I’m SHOCKED, SHOCKED, I tell you, that a story on MSNBC failed to note, even ONCE, the political party of this corrupt piece of trash ‘Rat pol (ooops - sorry for repeating myself). Anyone want to bet a million that, had the miscreant been a ‘Pubbie, the headline would have brayed that fact? Anyone? Anyone?
Didn’t think so.
I would have liked to have visited that museum.
Is it 6 or 30 million spent?
Oh nevermind, it is only millions, not real money yet.
Darn it. Had I known the mayor was ripping off the taxpayers by buying old west antiques, I would have...
...sold him all the stuff I got stored.
Anyone in the market for an original Wells Fargo 1880s pump shotgun? :-)
A rat acting like a rat.