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Local Commissioner of the ANC notes cost-effectiveness of cleaning crews in DC over deployment of National Guard

It is reported that a neighborhood commissioner in Washington D.C. estimates daily expenses of $150,000 to operate local cleaning crews responsible for maintaining 81 miles of the city. This expenditure is in light of collaboration between D.C. and other joint entities.

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Cleaning crews in Washington D.C., according to the ANC Commissioner, prove to be a more...
Cleaning crews in Washington D.C., according to the ANC Commissioner, prove to be a more budget-friendly alternative to deploying the National Guard.

Local Commissioner of the ANC notes cost-effectiveness of cleaning crews in DC over deployment of National Guard

In the nation's capital, a significant difference in cost efficiency has been highlighted by ANC Commissioner Samuel Littauer between the deployment of the National Guard and local cleaning crews.

According to Commissioner Littauer, the daily cost of deploying troops in D.C. is approximately $1 million, while the cost for local cleaning crews to maintain 81 miles of the District is a more manageable $150,000 per day. This equates to the deployment of troops being 170 times more costly than local cleaning crews.

Experts estimate that the daily price tag for mobilizing the 2,290 combined members of the National Guard from D.C. and other states amounts to roughly $1 million. However, the Department of Defense has not confirmed this cost.

The D.C.-Joint Task Force has announced that they have successfully cleaned more than 3.2 miles of roadways, but the commissioner did not provide a comparison of the cost of the National Guard and local cleaning crews for the entire 81 miles.

Meanwhile, a DC woman is accused of exploiting her 95-year-old grandfather for $266,000, but details regarding the nature of the exploitation and the specific identity of the accused remain undisclosed.

The funding sources for the National Guard, local cleaning crews, and the mobilization of the 2,290 members have not been specified. Additionally, the duration over which the $150,000 per day cost for local cleaning crews and the 3.2 miles of roadways cleaned by the National Guard apply has not been disclosed.

The article does not provide any information about the legal status of the case or the specific tasks carried out by the mobilized members in comparison to the local cleaning crews. The U.S. federal government bears the cost of mobilizing the 2,290 National Guard soldiers in Washington, D.C., and other states.

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