TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Phildelia Marc was thrilled with the opportunity to help clean up storm debris, working for a private contractor hired by the City of St. Petersburg through its Hometown Recovery Haulers program.
“I needed the money,” Marc said. “I mean who don’t need the money. $200 a load if you can get as many as you can. That’s good money. That’s why a lot of were lined up, hauling this junk.”
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She spent one long day loading up her white van with debris and taking it to a city dump,
but nearly two weeks later, she hasn’t seen a dime.
Marc said she unloaded five hauls and is owed $1,000. At least 25 people worked as subcontractors for man-assigned placard #83.
“Some people did 10,” Marc said. “Some people did 12.”
Consumer Investigator Shannon Behnken went to city hall for answers and was told they’d look into this.
She reached to the contractor, Ronald Gibson.
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