Aberdeen Mayor Bill Simpson and some City Council members are prodding the Port of Grays Harbor to pony up for some of the law enforcement expenses the city incurred last May to provide security for military cargo shipments.
The Department of the Army earlier flatly rejected the city’s attempts to collect $165,409 for overtime and additional manpower.
Councilman Paul Fritts sharply criticized Port officials during last night’s City Council meeting.
“You screwed the City of Aberdeen,” he declared. “You screwed the Sheriff’s Office … You screwed the City of Hoquiam … with your own basic greed for the money, and you kept the money you got.
“You claim you’re in the red,” Fritts continued, “and the fact is you owe the City of Aberdeen, the county and other entities for the money they put out to protect your butt while you profit over what is going on.”
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