Upgrades to Pa. governor's mansion bankrolled by private group that won't disclose donors, full cost

[FakeNoose]

Spotlight PA link: https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2024/03/pennsylvania-team-pennsylvania-josh-shapiro-governors-residence-redesign/

HARRISBURG — Bel Air, Beverly Hills, and the Bahamas. New York, Greenwich, and London. The de la Torre Design Studio in New York City has, as its website boasts, “been there, designed that,” beautifying the interiors of penthouses, estates, and even yachts in those and other tony locales.

Now, the design firm has been quietly hired for another interior makeover: Gov. Josh Shapiro’s official state residence in Harrisburg. Dubbed the “residence reimagining project” by a staffer for the Democratic governor, the work will focus on bringing in new pieces of furniture, art, and other items to the public areas of the historic mansion along the Susquehanna River, according to information obtained by Spotlight PA through a public records request.

Beyond that, little is known about the scale, scope, or even the price tag for the redesign. Despite the involvement of Shapiro’s aides in the project, no one will say who is managing it, raising money for it, or exactly who is paying for it.

The contract itself with the de la Torre Design Studio was signed by Team Pennsylvania, a Harrisburg-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to bring together public officials and private-sector leaders to collaborate on bolstering the state’s economy. Its investors include corporations from Pennsylvania’s largest industries.

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Mysterious? Worrisome? I don't know... but if the Governor is paying for these renovations out of his own pocket, he would probably tell us. I don't think he's picking up the bill on this.

[rickford66]

1. If he's not profiting from it, who cares ?

Like improvements on the White House.