WHO: Sen. Robert Bennett, R-UtahWHAT: Bennett earmarked $150,000 from the Interior Department’s “Save Our Treasures” fund last year to help restore the historic Fisher Mansion, located in a gritty industrial section of Salt Lake City. The renovations will cost taxpayers $1.7 million.
WHY IT’S AN OUTRAGE: The city planned to sell beer baron Albert Fisher’s former home as surplus until Mayor Ralph Becker, who hosted a cake-eating event there on Halloween, reversed the decision.
WHERE TO VENT: Call Bennett’s office at 202-224-5444.
Examiner Columnist Diana Furchtgott-Roth, former chief economist at the U.S. Department of Labor, is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute.
