INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The Marion County auditor has filed a lawsuit against the city of Indianapolis, claiming it illegally paid $6 million to an electric car-sharing service.
Marion County Auditor Julie Voorhies filed the lawsuit involving BlueIndy on Monday, asking for a temporary ban on future construction on city land. The Indianapolis Business Journal (http://bit.ly/1kMqjZ8 ) reports the lawsuit also seeks the return of a $6 million wire transfer from the city for deposit in a BlueIndy escrow account.
Voorhies' office said she “had no choice but to file suit after repeated efforts to seek redress from the city of Indianapolis were unsuccessful.''
Jen Pittman, spokeswoman for Mayor Greg Ballard, says the lawsuit is “nothing more than a stunt orchestrated to create headlines.''
The electric car rental service officially launched in early September.
