Maryland's Board of Public Works has approved a $240,000 neighborhood revitalization loan for the Greene Turtle in Towson.
The money is to be used to add a rooftop dining room to the restaurant.
State Comptroller Peter Franchot questioned the loan, essentially saying the Greene Turtle is not a troubled "main street business," and should not be eligible for the loan administered by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD).
DHCD Secretary Raymond Skinner notes that a number of the properties surrounding the restaurant in the 400-block of York Road are vacant, and that qualifies the project for the loan.
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Taxpayer money to improve facilities for a private business.....whose hands are getting greased?
ReplyDeleteThere are people in need of housing and our tax money is given to a bar?
ReplyDeletePeter Franchot is a Democrat, but he is somewhat conservative and I agree with him on some things.
ReplyDeleteHOWEVER.. He will never get my vote until he changes his party affiliation.