Comment on In North Carolina, Exploding Bulbs and Fridges on the Fritz Reveal a Town’s Fraying Electric System
jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
TLDR: The town owns its own electric utility and mismanaged the utility’s funds to the point of leaving the distribution system in severe disrepair.
Carmakazi@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Mismanaged or embezzled?
jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Mismanaged. Subsidizing shortfalls in the general fund using funds from the electric utility.
shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
Imbezzled. Money was used to pay for somebody’s vacation.
Geodad@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Yes.