PENNSYLVANIA
Philly.com
by Julia Terruso, STAFF WRITER
Taxpayers dished out $8.2 million to pay for Pope Francis’ historic visit here nearly a year ago.
It turns out that Mayor Kenney thinks the pricetag was too high.
In May, the administration sent a request to the World Meeting of Families seeking an additional $4 million to cover preparation and clean-up costs that were exempt from the contract signed under Mayor Michael A. Nutter’s administration.
“Since approximately $4 million of those costs would not have ever been incurred by City departments had the event not occurred, the Kenney administration requested to be reimbursed an additional $4 million,” city spokeswoman Lauren Hitt said.
The World Meeting of Families – which paid the city $8.6 million last year – declined the request.
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