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A twisted tale of government getting in its own way

To see a twisted tale of government getting in its own way, look no further than Palm Beach County's efforts to turn $7.5 million in federal stimulus money into a homeless center.

Federal restrictions on the Neighborhood Stabilization Program grant are so confining as to make success nearly impossible.

West Palm Beach has a surplus building, a former medical office complex well situated to serve the homeless. The city, based on an appraisal, agreed to sell it to the county for $1.48 million. But the county conducted two additional appraisals that put the price at $2 million. The federal government requires the county to offer $2 million, even though the city already has said that it would accept $1.48 million.

And there's more stimulus red tape to unsnarl. Read the Palm Beach Post editorial here.

Full post as published by the 13th juror on November 02, 2009 (boomark / email).