Years in the making, city woes won’t end in months
Dixon city leaders should follow the advice of consultants and use millions of dollars in restitution to pay down the city’s debt and help restore its finances.
Driven by former Comptroller Rita Crundwell’s secret thievery, financial problems afflicting the city of Dixon were years in the making.
That they haven’t been repaired in the mere months since Crundwell’s April arrest should surprise no one.
Crundwell pleaded guilty last month to federal wire fraud. She admitted to stealing nearly $54 million in city funds since 1990 to pay for her “lavish” lifestyle and championship quarter horse breeding operation.
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