D.C. Council members call Fenty's parks projects a 'bill of goods'

Mayor Adrian Fenty sold District residents a “bill of goods” when he held a series of groundbreakings for parks and recreation projects that are unfunded and may not be done for years, D.C. Council members said Monday.

Council members accused the administration of running a “dog and pony show.” Fenty vowed quick work on 18 projects totaling more than $86 million, they said, but money is short and much of the contracting process might have been illegal. “Neighbors were promised projects,” said Ward 5 Councilman Harry Thomas Jr., chairman of the parks and recreation committee. “Well, guess what neighbors: The money wasn’t in the budget.”