palallin posted:So, how was the town going to deal with this ridiculous clean-up project prior to the big fund-raising campaign?
????... they were going to pay a contractor $24k. The source of the pollution disappears, the dirty dirt and rock disappears with clean dirt and fresh grass seed. The contractor sells the scrap.
What isn't there to understand with that transaction? The mid-level government employee was likely patting themselves on the back for coming up with a out-of-the-box solution that was quick and easy.