It looks like people want real services from their government, even if it costs more. Shocker.
----------- Metro-area drivers will find snowplows out in full force this winter. The Minnesota Transportation Department is returning to two long shifts for its drivers to send more plows onto metro freeways when they're needed most. In addition, 100 new drivers were hired this year to fill positions that had been vacant. About 1,600 state employees will operate about 800 plows on Minnesota roads, officials said. Last winter, in an experiment to reduce plowing costs, the state assigned plow drivers to work eight hours at a time, with three shifts instead of two per day. The change reduced the number of snowplows during storms and led to complaints that roads weren't being cleared fast enough. http://www.startribune.com/stories/1557/5075600.html --------------------- Driving should be a fair bit easier this winter. Joelle Tegwen West Side ===== Help bring them home! http://www.missingchildrenmn.org Big Media - "No News is Good News!" __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com _____________________________________________ To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________ St. Paul Topics - This Week: Light Rail http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul-topics _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
