The final questioned only four. Public records show that U'Ren disagreed with this change. Today, things are settling back to normal. The auditor's budget was restored. But tension remains between Dow and her counterparts in the Metro Council and executive's office.
Some people feel the final audit was watered down.
As for U'Ren, he says he is content with the final report. He supports the decision to remove his conclusions, because they were based in part on confidential sources, not documents. Kvistad says he is not surprised by the reaction Dow got. I'm not saying I agree with her audit. I'm saying she stepped into one of the Metro areas that's off-limits to criticism.