Unanswered City of Greensboro Information Request on Action Greensboro's multiple $150,000 taxpayer allocations

The initial information request; "Please provide an accounting of Action Greensboro's use of $150,000 per year for water features at center city park, and how much has been returned that was not used, per the contract with the City of Greensboro." and "What has Action Greensboro been spending $150,000 per year on for how long?"

The taxpayer funded maintenance agreement with the Bryan Foundation’s Center City Park in front of Roy Carroll’s Center Point states "An additional $150,000 allocation shall be made" which "shall be used, as necessary, for the extraordinary expenses… such as those associated with the operation and maintenance of the fountain and water features" and "Any balance of said …Tax Distribution funds may be used for normal Park expenses.”

Action Greensboro had $2,329,248 in Cash and CD's as of December 31, 2011.

Action Greensboro/Center City has also so far declined to identify what funds over multiple years have been repaid to the City.

This is what was sent by Mary Vigue, Greensboro's Assistant Manager for Internal Audit, on May 16, 2013, after being written on March 28, 2013, after months of asking without response;

Observations and questions;

I asked for all the years handling of the money, which goes back farther than what was looked at by Len Lucas, Internal Audit Director.

I spoke with Chris Wilson, Parks and Recreation Director, and he didn't know anything about it, as the letter above says "No Response Required".

Of the $200,000 mentioned above, DGI receives a "management and Overhead Expense" of $27,150.

How many other Greensboro parks pay kickbacks to DGI?

What have been the "extraordinary expenses"

How long has Action Greensboro been receiving the money?

What were the expenditures tested for?

If FY 2012/13 expenditures have so far only covered about half of the $150,000 allocated through March, and the fiscal year ends at the end of June, how much is expected to be returned to the city, and how much was/should have been returned in earlier years?

I have asked for a meeting with Chris Wilson, Len Lucas, Mary Vigue and Action Greensboro's April Harris to flesh this information out.

I have not received a response.