The Totescast just can’t quit the tire disposal scandal at Fleet Services. Leading things off this week, we unpack the latest chapter in the long suffering saga.

Then, a glance at what’s preoccupying the city’s attention in City Council’s absence: social service contracting, and tweaks to the transportation bond package. rounding things out are a discussion of the city’s settlement in the Nathaniel Sanders II shooting, and issues with APD’s forensics lab. As always, Jordan Smith and Wells Dunbar are dusting for fingerprints.

This article appears in July 9 • 2010.

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