State Auditor Blasts City of Arnold over TDD

State auditor blasts city of Arnold over TDD

Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick blasted the city of Arnold in an audit released late Monday, alleging misuse of funds, conflicts of interest, lack of transparency, and the exclusion of input from residents directly impacted by a transportation plan.

State auditor blasts Arnold in audit, alleges taxpayers misled

State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick has called for the dissolution of the Arnold Retail Corridor Transportation Development District and said Arnold officials intentionally misled taxpayers and abused state law to collect millions of dollars in tax revenue without voter approval.

Arnold officials misled residents, improperly raised tax money, state auditor says

"From the start the city worked to make sure the people of Arnold had no say in a process that raised their taxes," the auditor said.

Audit finds city of Arnold misused TDD funds, misled public on taxes

An audit initiated after numerous whistleblower complaints has concluded that the City of Arnold improperly used two Transportation Development Districts to generate and spend millions of dollars in tax revenue without voter approval, according to findings released by Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick. The audit assigns a “poor” rating to both the city and the […] The post Audit finds city of Arnold misused TDD funds, misled public on tax…