That's what happened to a little more than half a million dollars for the publichousingauthority in North Platte, Nebraska, a city about halfway between Denver and Omaha.
Awkwardly, though, Rosanna Wong, the head of the public-housing authority, announced the next day that she would put up 16, 000 public-sector flats for rent rather than for sale, and that she would ensure cheaper loans for home buyers.