Dozens of Groups Present a Plan to Bolster City's Transparency and Accountability of Stimulus Funds

NYS Stimulus Oversight Working Group to Demand Local Officials Address Transparency and Accountability "Blackholes" Currently in Federal Guidelines

NEW YORK, NY (02/25/2009)(readMedia)-- Members of the NYS Stimulus Oversight Working Group to be joined by Councilmembers Bill de Blasio, Gale Brewer, Jessica Lappin, and John Liu will hold a news conference on Thursday, February 26 at 10 a.m. to call on New York City policymakers to enhance the transparency and accountability standards regarding the allocation and use of federal stimulus funds.

WHO:

NYS Stimulus Oversight Working Group
WHAT:

NYS Stimulus Oversight Working Group will release its Common Principles for Transparency and Accountability and ‘Taxpayer's Right to Know,' urging New York's policymakers to adopt principles of fairness and effectiveness and incorporate them into the city-level investment plans expected by the federal stimulus package. Setting up a transparent process before the money is allocated will avoid future recriminations and investigations.
WHEN: Thursday February 26, 2009 at 03:00PM
WHERE: Steps of New York City Hall
New York, New York
NOTES:

Members of the NYS Stimulus Oversight Working Group include

Alliance for Quality Education || Campaign For Fiscal Equity || Citizens Budget Commission || Citizens Union || Common Cause/New York || Concerned Citizens of Greenwood Hts. || Consumers Union || Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn || Drum Major Institute || Empire State Consumer Project || Environmental Advocates of New York || Fiscal Policy Institute || Good Jobs New York || NEDAP || NYC AIDS Housing Network || New York Jobs With Justice || New York Public Interest Research Group || People's Production House || Queens Civic Congress || Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter || Tri-State Transportation Campaign || Urban Justice Center (As of 2/25/09; list in formation)