WASHINGTON -- D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown is seeking to return an SUV the city leased for his use, WTOP has learned, following criticism over the vehicle's cost and leasing agreement.
The chairman is looking into the "financial feasibility of returning the SUV," says Brown spokesperson Traci Hughes.
Brown came under fire following a Washington Post report saying he asked for a fully loaded, extended wheelbase Lincoln Navigator, according to e-mails obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests.
A base-model Lincoln Navigator L Series costs $60,660, according to Kelly Blue Book. That doesn't include the "fully loaded" extra features, or an extra $3,000 for the 4x4 version.
The newspaper reported Sunday that the city is now paying for two leases because the first vehicle leased for Brown didn't have the black interior the new chairman wanted.
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Kwame is truly PG County Executive material.
ReplyDeleteA DC politician BLOWING the cities money....who would have ever thought. I read the Post article....the whole problem only came to light because the SUV's interior HAD TO BE BLACK. I'm guessing the reason the interior HAD to be black was to hide the sh#* staines this ass left on a vehicles seats.
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