Borough paid by Clinton campaign

POTTSTOWN — One day after The Mercury reported that the campaign of Sen. Hillary Clinton had not yet paid the borough for the expense involved with the campaign visit of her husband, the check arrived.Borough Manager Ray Lopez said a check for $3,847.08, which was the amount on the invoice the borough sent, arrived Thursday.And it was $300 more than the was received by the school district, which actually hosted the event.When former President Bill Clinton visited Pottstown High School March 27 to campaign for his wife's bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, her campaign promised to reimburse the school district for its expenses.On Monday, the check for $3,542 arrived at the school district.After the visit, Pottstown Borough Authority member Don Read complained that the borough should also be reimbursed for its costs.Those costs included charges for man-hours and equipment for police coverage, public works and parks and recreation workers.
Lopez said he has no immediate plans for the money.But given that Finance Director Robert Armelin recently predicted a $200,000 shortfall in the borough's coffers at year's end, "which is weighing very heavily on me right now," Lopez said "we'll take money anywhere we can get it."

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