TEMPE, Ariz — Tempe city employees call it a “collective misunderstanding” but to Lauren Boyce-Jones, the situation she faces is far more serious — it is her livelihood.
Boyce-Jones bet all her money on a business idea when she sent nearly $20,000 to a manufacturer in China three years ago to purchase 30 electric scooters. When they finally arrived in Arizona, Boyce-Jones had $300 left in the bank.
She also had an agreement with the City of Tempe…