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		<title>Selling off Assets: A Road to Failure?</title>
		<link>http://www.publicworksgroup.com/blog/2009/06/09/privatization/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[highways]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today I read an article on Reuters indicating voters are increasingly supportive of government leasing infrastructure assets. I cannot imagine how anyone who truly understands infrastructure and government can come away with a blanket statement supporting privatization of government assets.
 From reading the story, I can only think that these voters are making this decision [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Ready for Census 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.publicworksgroup.com/blog/2009/06/03/getting-ready-for-census-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.publicworksgroup.com/blog/2009/06/03/getting-ready-for-census-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a genealogist I have found the census to be invaluable to my research; but even more important has been its impact on the economic development of my community. And here is the reason why, taken directly from the Census Bureau&#8217;s Website:
&#8220;Census data are used to distribute Congressional seats to states, to make decisions about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Calls about Rats?</title>
		<link>http://www.publicworksgroup.com/blog/2009/05/28/getting-calls-about-rats/</link>
		<comments>http://www.publicworksgroup.com/blog/2009/05/28/getting-calls-about-rats/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 12:48:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think most of us working in public works have at one time or another gotten the &#8220;rat call.&#8221; In our city, we had one person who called annually about &#8220;rats coming out of the sewer.&#8221; We would call the exterminator, and the problem would appear to be solved for that year. Of course, we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Failure in the Making</title>
		<link>http://www.publicworksgroup.com/blog/2009/05/27/a-failure-in-the-making/</link>
		<comments>http://www.publicworksgroup.com/blog/2009/05/27/a-failure-in-the-making/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 12:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Public Works]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[accidents]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[General Government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[pavement failures]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today I read a story about a massive hole in the road in a community in New York that has not been repaired for a month. Even though at first glance this might seem an excessive amount of time to neglect repairing a hole in the road, I can certainly understand the delay after reading [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrate Public Works Week</title>
		<link>http://www.publicworksgroup.com/blog/2009/05/21/celebrate-public-works-week/</link>
		<comments>http://www.publicworksgroup.com/blog/2009/05/21/celebrate-public-works-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 09:44:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Public Works]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Public Works in Second Life]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[APWA]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.publicworksgroup.com/blog/?p=766</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week, we celebrate public works week - a time to stop and think about the people who take care of all those things we don&#8217;t normally even think about. Like making sure roads are safe and in good repair, making sure the water comes out when we turn on the faucet, and making sure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deliver Recovery Project Information Using Social Media</title>
		<link>http://www.publicworksgroup.com/blog/2009/05/10/deliver-recovery-project-information-using-social-media/</link>
		<comments>http://www.publicworksgroup.com/blog/2009/05/10/deliver-recovery-project-information-using-social-media/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 13:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[stimulus projects]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.publicworksgroup.com/blog/?p=757</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Implementing a social media campaign for delivery of recovery project related information is a good way for local government to test the use of social media. The demand for this information is there, and the tools are available at little to no cost.
So how would a local government accomplish this goal? First, the agency needs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plot Your Potholes Here!</title>
		<link>http://www.publicworksgroup.com/blog/2009/04/21/plot-your-potholes-here/</link>
		<comments>http://www.publicworksgroup.com/blog/2009/04/21/plot-your-potholes-here/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:25:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.publicworksgroup.com/blog/?p=739</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever since I found the FixMyStreet online reporting tool for England, I have been on the lookout for one to be developed for the U.S. And the other day, I finally found it at SeeClickFix.
The site offers users the opportunity to plot their issues using Google Maps. Problems are designated by inputting an address, dragging [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MuniGovCon09 - A Virtual Conference for Government</title>
		<link>http://www.publicworksgroup.com/blog/2009/04/11/munigovcon09/</link>
		<comments>http://www.publicworksgroup.com/blog/2009/04/11/munigovcon09/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Web 2.0]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.publicworksgroup.com/blog/?p=727</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday the MuniGov group held the first virtual conference for government in Second Life. This event was the result of about five months of planning and hours of volunteer work by members of the group. Registrations for the event totaled 166 people representing all levels of government from the U.S., Canada, and other countries along [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Enter the EPA Water Quality Contest</title>
		<link>http://www.publicworksgroup.com/blog/2009/04/05/enter-the-epa-water-quality-contest/</link>
		<comments>http://www.publicworksgroup.com/blog/2009/04/05/enter-the-epa-water-quality-contest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:18:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.publicworksgroup.com/blog/?p=723</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the last year, the EPA has successfully embraced the use of social media to help promote environmental stewardship. One of their most recent efforts is the launch of a water quality contest. According to their Web site, they are &#8220;looking for educational videos that inspire people to help protect our streams, lakes, wetlands, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Government 2.0 Camp - Wikis</title>
		<link>http://www.publicworksgroup.com/blog/2009/03/28/government-20-camp-wikis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.publicworksgroup.com/blog/2009/03/28/government-20-camp-wikis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:16:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.publicworksgroup.com/blog/?p=716</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Government 2.0 Club - Wikis
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