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ASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Mayor Muriel Bowser attended the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Ga. over the weekend, and municipal money was used for travel expenses, according to a spokeswoman for the mayor.
According to the mayor’s schedule, sent to media outlets Saturday, “Mayor Bowser will travel to Augusta, Georgia, as part of a sports and economic development visit.”
In a phone call Monday afternoon, Bowser’s Communications Director Susana Castillo said the mayor attended the Masters, after she was invited by two people spearheading a new city task force, “to revitalize the Gallery Place and Chinatown neighborhood.”
Castillo said Bowser accepted an invite to attend the golf tournament by chairs of ‘Task Force to Shape Future of Gallery Place/Chinatown Neighborhood’ Jodie McLean and Deborah Ratner Salzberg.
EXCLUSIVE: DC Mayor Bowser attends Masters Tournament; travel paid by taxpayers© Provided by DC News Now
When asked why the mayor needed to travel to Augusta — nearly 500 miles from D.C. as the crow flies — Castillo said “whether it’s here in the city or another city or another country,” the mayor is willing to advance administrative interests no matter the setting.
DC News Now asked Castillo how the mayor paid to visit Georgia Saturday, and she said city funds were used for flights but did not specify the cost and that we would have to file a Freedom of Information Act request to find an answer.
DC News Now is working to determine this.
Last November, the mayor’s office announced Bowser would travel to Dubai in the Middle East “as part of the US Conference of Mayors delegation for the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference.”
The mayor’s international trip faced bemoans from people who live in the city at a time when the nation’s capital faced surmounting violent crime rates.
When pressed by reporters upon her return, Bowser said, “No matter where I am, my team is working and always in touch with me at a moment’s notice.”
ASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Mayor Muriel Bowser attended the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Ga. over the weekend, and municipal money was used for travel expenses, according to a spokeswoman for the mayor.
According to the mayor’s schedule, sent to media outlets Saturday, “Mayor Bowser will travel to Augusta, Georgia, as part of a sports and economic development visit.”
In a phone call Monday afternoon, Bowser’s Communications Director Susana Castillo said the mayor attended the Masters, after she was invited by two people spearheading a new city task force, “to revitalize the Gallery Place and Chinatown neighborhood.”
Castillo said Bowser accepted an invite to attend the golf tournament by chairs of ‘Task Force to Shape Future of Gallery Place/Chinatown Neighborhood’ Jodie McLean and Deborah Ratner Salzberg.
EXCLUSIVE: DC Mayor Bowser attends Masters Tournament; travel paid by taxpayers© Provided by DC News Now
When asked why the mayor needed to travel to Augusta — nearly 500 miles from D.C. as the crow flies — Castillo said “whether it’s here in the city or another city or another country,” the mayor is willing to advance administrative interests no matter the setting.
DC News Now asked Castillo how the mayor paid to visit Georgia Saturday, and she said city funds were used for flights but did not specify the cost and that we would have to file a Freedom of Information Act request to find an answer.
DC News Now is working to determine this.
Last November, the mayor’s office announced Bowser would travel to Dubai in the Middle East “as part of the US Conference of Mayors delegation for the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference.”
The mayor’s international trip faced bemoans from people who live in the city at a time when the nation’s capital faced surmounting violent crime rates.
When pressed by reporters upon her return, Bowser said, “No matter where I am, my team is working and always in touch with me at a moment’s notice.”
