Boston City Councilors are defending Mayor Michelle Wu’s recent trip to Nova Scotia to collect the city’s official Christmas tree, after a new report revealed the trip cost $13,000.
According to Wu, no taxpayer dollars were used for her family’s travel expenses.
“I went up with my family…But no taxpayer dollars were used to pay for anything,” Wu said during an appearance on “Java with Jimmy.”
The total cost included flights, hotel stays, and other expenses for the mayor and city staff. Of that amount, $11,000 was covered by taxpayers, while the remaining $2,000 came from a “public-private partnership” that paid for the city’s interim parks commissioner, according to Wu…