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August 1, 2006
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The public-private partnership debate continues to rage--see the news item on page 11 about a new landfill that will soon be under construction in North Carolina.
According to a recent poll in "Public Works Business Update," PUBLIC WORKS' monthly e-newsletter, most of you feel privatization is not the answer to maintaining the budget for specific services.
"Privatizing any service will result in higher costs and poor quality of work," says James Williams of Osage City, Kan., who's spent 45 years as a public servant.
Williams' agency caught contractors turning in work orders with equipment and personnel who weren't on the job. He also fired a roadway lighting ...
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