I wish the School District could get…

…a $2.3 million settlement from JCI! Only we should be able to collect $15 million.

First it was guaranteed that JCI wouldn’t get a dime over $4.5 million . Then it was guaranteed that we were about to get a $32 million savings on the Red Plan spending. The guarantee that the Red Plan would only cost $297 million turned out to be little more than JCI’s sales pitch.

From the Trib:

Montgomery said he places more stock in the task force’s action plan than he would in the projections of an entity that stood to financially benefit from a project.

Memories of Duluth’s experience with Johnson Controls remain fresh. The city invested about $3.8 million in improvements at the Duluth Steam Cooperative based on the recommendations of Johnson Controls, but many of the projected savings failed to materialize. A legal battle with the company ensued, and the city received a $2.3 million settlement resolving the case in December.

About the author

Harry is a ferociously good natured eccentric in Duluth Minnesota who detests traitors dressed up as Uncle Sam. You can find somewhat better edited writings of his at the Duluth Reader "contributors." page. The URL is:

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