"In an interview this week, County Executive Isiah Leggett (D), a former professor and assistant dean at Howard University Law School, said the upfront costs are an inevitable part of such litigation. He repeated his vow to recover “every penny” of expense to the county, including legal fees."
Legal costs mounting in Silver Spring Transit Center litigation - The Washington Post
"Montgomery can use its capital construction budget to pay for the transit-center lawsuit, which seeks damages against designer Parsons Brinckerhoff, general contractor Foulger-Pratt and the Robert B. Balter inspection company for negligence and breach of contract."
Citizens of Montgomery County, Maryland and the U.S.,
There is no "free parking" when a public works project, paid for by local, state and federal funds and users' fees, is botched.
YOU PAY THE FREIGHT!
For Montgomery County citizens in particular,
Robbing Peter (capital construction budget) to pay for Paul (Silver Spring Transit Center cost overruns, including legal costs) results in less countywide public works improvements.
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