Texas highways also show the impact of Lady Bird's campaign to beautify America.
It was a lot more than planting flowers though. For those who suggest we put convicts to work on the roads, Hennepin County currently sends out low level offenders in their Sentence to Serve program to do things like collect litter, shovel walks, clear paths at corners, etc. It may cost Mn-Dot more to equip volunteers with plastic bags, gloves, liability insurance, etc but it has to cost the county less to put people to work in lieu of incarceration. Back to plantings. I am getting off on forsythia in peoples yards. They are the first bit of visible color to motorists as we drive down the streets. This is my favorite three weeks in Minneapolis. I recall travelling but making sure to get back to town by May 15th at the latest. Relative to flowers along the roadways, I will never forget riding from the airport into Dublin on March 16th midst a riot of daffodils everywhere. Twas a fine St.Patrick's Day that year. Tim Connolly Restless in the 7th Ward __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
