They also said other plumbers were hired by the city. A check of city records shows their calculations were slightly off. Jackson said there is a simple explanation for Prestwood's receiving as much city business as he did. He said Hobbs and Prestwood are the only licensed plumbers within PCB city limits. When a city employee needed a part, or there was a small job, they called Prestwood because he was close by and has done business with the city for years, Jackson said.
Records indicate much of the business consisted of parts sales and service calls.
Prestwood Plumbing Co. worked at the police department, the city pier and the city annex. When Prestwood was asked about the city contracts Friday, his first response was that there were no ethical problems. But later that day he said he hadn't known that the law prohibited him from doing business with the city, and he said he would stop taking city deals. Jackson said he has read the law and is working to correct the situation.