Thursday, November 29, 2007
Dallas Mayor Leppert donating most of salary for scholarships
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Mayor Leppert is absolutely rolling in money, so he can afford to give some away.
Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert is putting (some) of his money where his mouth is: He's expected to announce at a news conference at Madison High School today that he will donate $50,000 of his $60,000 annual salary for the next four years to a new scholarship program for disadvantaged Dallas high school students. Not exactly sure why he's hanging onto that extra $10,000, since, as the DMN points out, he's got money to spare from his stint heading Turner Construction, but hey, it's still a nice gesture.
Leppert's money will be combined with a larger amount donated by Chesapeake Energy, which I guess figures they'd better do something nice for the area since they're ticking off a bunch of people in Fort Worth.
Posted by Alex B.
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Aaron Johnson Verified
You gotta poop on everything... Man does a nice thing and its just never good enough.
9 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
John McClelland Verified
I do have to admit that I don't see any of the other rich people on the Council doing the same (that I know of). Good for Mayor Leppert.
9 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Alex Bentley Staff
Hey, I said it was nice gesture -- just pointing out that he's hanging onto 10 grand for some unknown reason. But I do applaud him for doing something good for education in Texas.
9 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Robert Kelly Verified
that 10 grand plus all the kickbacks should be sufficient to pay the help.
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