Them That's Got: Leggett is Riding in Style

Here is more news on where your money goes.  Again, our thanks to The Washington Examiner for covering our county.  Our thanks to reporter Freeman Kloppott for this latest news on how your money gets spent by the people you elected to watch over the funds.

Pricey Rides for Region's Top Officials

The region's top elected officials continue to ride around in pricey sport utility vehicles despite tight budgets and a gloomy economic outlook.

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett has not one, but two SUVs. There's the $47,698 Chevrolet Suburban driven by a part-time security guard that Leggett uses for official county business, and there's also the $38,665 Jeep Cherokee Leggett uses when he drives himself.

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Montgomery County officials are working to fix a $300 million shortfall and at least one county councilman may want Leggett to get rid of a ride.

"The council should review the executive's vehicle situation to determine if it should be scaled back during these difficult times," said Phil Andrews, D-Gaithersburg. "We have a budget coming over soon, and we'll be looking at a wide range of cuts and this is one of them."


Leggett spokesman Patrick Lacefield said the county executive has one vehicle, the Jeep, and the other belongs to "county security." He has the Jeep "for times when he does not need security and drives himself. It is easier and more cost effective for him not to pull [security members] off their duties," Lacefield said.

To read the rest of the story, go to the Examiner here.