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Port Arthur council debate grows over street-remediation plan, oversight and calls for audit
Summary
Mayor Pro Tem Mary Doucette and other council members clashed over implementation of the street remediation program and whether funds were being used for their intended purposes; Doucette urged public review, cited specific purchase orders and asked for clearer monitoring and possibly a forensic audit.
A contentious discussion about the city—s multi-year streets program dominated part of Tuesday—s City Council meeting, with Mayor Pro Tem Mary Doucette and other council members debating whether the program is being executed in accordance with the council-adopted plan and whether citizens can easily verify how funds have been spent.
Doucette, who framed her remarks as an informational presentation, told residents the street program was created to "bring about transparency, eliminate politics" and to allocate street funds by objective measures. She cited the city—s 2020 resolution that set an allocation approach and said many approved projects appear to include work outside the stated street-purpose scope. "If you won't know…
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