College Park mayor says ‘the math ain’t mathing’ on council’s questionable spending

How public money is spent — and how it’s requested — is raising new questions in College Park, where city officials are offering no answers.

“There is a problem with the money,” Mayor Bianca Motley Broom said.

During the Oct. 6 city council meeting, Mayor Bianca Motley Broom received no response when she raised concerns about consent agenda items that include approving millions of dollars, which she said seemed to be placed there to avoid discussion and scrutiny.

Many of those funds were for controversial projects spurred by Councilman Roderick Gay. And there are separate allegations that residents are being paid in exchange for their vote in the upcoming election.

During the council meeting, Motley Broom chose to speak at the audience podium during public comment because council did n