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Old 03-06-2019, 11:02 AM
 
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Old 03-06-2019, 11:48 AM
 
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The watershed department seems to blow through money like nothing. What a disgrace.
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Old 03-06-2019, 12:13 PM
 
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I don't see much that catches my eye.

Except it costs more to run water around the city than to run the world's busiest airport? That seems kind of hard to believe...other cities don't have that problem, do they?
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Old 03-06-2019, 01:30 PM
 
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I don't see much that catches my eye.

Except it costs more to run water around the city than to run the world's busiest airport? That seems kind of hard to believe...other cities don't have that problem, do they?

Not sure why they billed something in the 2016-2018 timeframe to a unit that was disbanded in 2011.
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Old 03-06-2019, 07:48 PM
 
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I think that it is great that the Mayor has put this out there. It should make folks a bit more careful in the future.
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Old 03-07-2019, 05:52 AM
 
Location: Sweet Home Chicago!
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The really disturbing part is that someone paid $1,825 for Papa Johns pizza. I hope it was enough to feed the entire city at that price.
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Old 03-07-2019, 06:31 AM
 
Location: Kirkwood
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The really disturbing part is that someone paid $1,825 for Papa Johns pizza. I hope it was enough to feed the entire city at that price.
You can bet the franchisee was a donor to someone's campaign.
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Old 03-07-2019, 06:38 AM
 
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The really disturbing part is that someone paid $1,825 for Papa Johns pizza. I hope it was enough to feed the entire city at that price.
Meh—other places would have a couple of motivational speakers talk moosh for half a day and have folks take silly personality tests.—as far as team building goes, I think I would rather have a couple of slices of veggie pizza and a Coke Zero, and get back to work.
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Old 03-13-2019, 08:20 AM
 
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I guess we can expect to see more line items for pollution fines in the future.

Ugh.

https://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt-...qnwwSB51r7xTL/
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Old 03-13-2019, 08:47 AM
 
Location: Kirkwood
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I guess we can expect to see more line items for pollution fines in the future.

Ugh.

https://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt-...qnwwSB51r7xTL/
I am unsure what the article linked has to do with the topic or City of Atlanta, which was listed in the article. Fulton Co operates their own sewer system.
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