I’m not sure why the Phillies organization has run up such a huge bill, we all know they have the money. In their defense, I’m not sure the Philadelphia PD would use the money wisely anyway, but I digress.
According to the Philadelphia Business Journal, the Philadelphia police department is owed over $2.5 million for assorted services over the past few years. The deep pocketed Phillies are at the front of the list.
Among the top offenders, Butkovitz says, is the Phillies who haven’t paid a bill stemming back to Oct. 27, 2008. That was the day of Game 5 of the World Series was played at Citizens Bank Park. The game, against the Tampa Bay Rays, was postponed because of weather and had to be finished two days later.
Butkovitz says the team owes a total of $275,874.
Ahead of the Phillies, who came in at number two on the list, was the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The state owes $341,328 dating from March 12, 2007, according to the controller’s report.
h/t Crossing Broad