ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. \u2013 After News 6 posted on Facebook about Florida\u2019s chief financial officer scolding Orange County over what he perceived as \u201cwasteful and excessive spending,\u201d many viewers commented on the story expressing one predominant sentiment: \u201cWhat about Alligator Alcatraz?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll raise ya Alligator Alcatraz on that one!\u201d one man wrote.<\/p>\n
Another viewer asked, \u201cAnything more wasteful than Alligator Alcatraz?\u201d<\/p>\n
Since he assumed office, CFO Blaise Ingoglia has barnstormed the state to sound the alarm about local governments\u2019 spending.<\/p>\n
Following Ingoglia\u2019s latest visit to Orange County, News 6 reached out to his team to relay viewers\u2019 questions as to whether Ingoglia will use his audit powers on spending for Alligator Alcatraz, the immigrant detention facility in the Everglades.<\/p>\n
A communications director responded, but rather than answering \u2018Yes\u2019 or \u2018No,\u2019 she sent the following statement:<\/p>\n
\u201cIn order to receive a federal reimbursement via FEMA, there is an extensive application and financial review process conducted by the federal government. We have full confidence in the Trump Administration\u2019s financial review of Alligator Alcatraz.\u201d<\/p>\n