State orders Danville to return grant money

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DANVILLE — The state has ordered Danville to return more than $68,000 in Homeland Security Grant funds following an audit.

Danville officials requested the audit following reports of poor record-keeping in the city’s Department of Emergency Services. The department’s former director resigned in January.

The audit by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management found that some funds hadn’t been used within the eligibility period of grants. More than $47,000 was used for expenditures not funded by various grants.

City Manager Lyle Lacy says there’s no evidence of any personal gain as a result of the bookkeeping errors.

Auditors reviewed records from 1999 to 2005

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