RRC corrects parking spot claim

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IT made for a great story — but it wasn’t true.

Red River College president Paul Vogt does have a designated parking spot.

When Red River College continued to clean up its reputation last week in the wake of former president Stephanie Forsyth’s spending scandal, the college opted to publish new president Vogt’s contract.

Vogt is such a profound change from Forsyth, board of governors chair Lloyd Schreyer declared Aug. 17, he will not only pay for his parking on campus, there won’t even be a designated parking spot for the president.

“It was decided to move from the designated spot to scramble parking. The president will lead by example. He’ll scramble like everyone else,” said Schreyer.

The trouble is, it wasn’t true.

Vogt has a designated parking spot, though not the closest spot to the building on the Notre Dame campus, RRC said Tuesday.

Red River College waited eight days to set the record straight, even though coverage last week of Vogt’s starting the job trumpeted Schreyer’s announcement Vogt would compete for parking spots with everyone else on campus.

Schreyer simply made a mistake, an official said.

Forsyth left RRC at the end of last August by mutual agreement after less than four years on the job. A provincial investigation this winter cited a litany of questionable expenses and spending decisions, and a record of Forsyth having fired 16 senior managers during her tenure.