Airport official under fire for take-home car resigns: I-Team

Ed Gallek
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CLEVELAND (WJW) — The FOX 8 I-Team has learned a top Cleveland Hopkins International Airport official suddenly resigned.

It comes after an I-Team investigation revealing Dina Wilson had the use of a take-home city car while living about 70 miles away.

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And, this marks just the latest shake-up with in official under fire over a city “commuter” car.
Last week, the I-Team approached Dina Wilson heading to a city council meeting, and she defended herself.

Records show, last year, she put 39,000 miles on the city car. But, she never had to come in after-hours.

Wilson told us, “I’m on 24 hours-7 days a week call.”

We, then, responded with, ” But, if the entire year went by, and you never had to come in, how necessary is it?” She answered, “It’s very necessary. We’re running an airport.”

Wilson served as a manager over Airport Operations, Public Safety and Human Resources.

And, we had asked her boss about allowing someone on his management team to commute with a city car living 70 miles away.

“So, I’m not gonna speak about any individual person,” Bryant Francis said.

But, Tuesday, he sent an e-mail to staff members. It said, in part, “Dina Wilson resigned …effective immediately.” It also said, “I greatly appreciate Dina’s valuable assistance. She was a member of DPC (Department of Port Control) for approximately 6-years, and I wish her well…”

For months, the I-team has been investigating the use of city cars. Meantime, the city is doing an overall review of take-home cars.

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In this case, we’ve requested Dina Wilson’s resignation letter.

And, we’ve asked if the airport had planned to allow her to continue to commute with a city car, or not. No word, yet, on when we will get the results of the city’s overall review of the use of city cars. Some Council members want policy changed.

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