[3]<\/sup><\/sup><\/p>\nThe Journal Gazette describe Paula record on the issue:<\/p>\n
“Allen County cut its highway department by 20 percent in 2008, including laying off 19 employees, because of reduced revenues caused by the city’s annexation of much of Aboite Township. Hughes served on the county council that approved this budget.<\/p>\n
Highway officials said at the time they would send 10 to 12 fewer trucks out to plow snow along county roads because of the cuts. This would cause the department to need another hour to 90 minutes to clear main roads, a spokeswoman said at the time.”<\/p>\n
“Luxury vs. priority,” Lanka, Journal Gazette, 10\/19\/2011<\/span><\/p>\nOr as a county snow plower Rick Kaylor put it to the Journal Gazette earlier this year,<\/p>\n
“Four or five years ago, they laid off a whole lot of people when the city annexed Aboite,” Kaylor said. “So we got a whole lot less people and the same amount of road.”<\/p>\n
“Hours pile up for tired crews,” Gray, Journal Gazette, 2\/3\/2011<\/span><\/p>\nAs the Journal Gazette went on to note, “The state highway department has two shifts of drivers. The city has two or three shifts. The county has one shift…”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n| Now that she’s running for mayor, she’s at it again.<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| She calls leaf pick up a luxury that could be eliminated.<\/td>\n | Hughes recently told the Journal Gazette that;<\/p>\n The Republican candidate hinted she would be willing to examine whether some city services should even continue in an effort to focus more on her top priorities: infrastructure and public safety.<\/p>\n “My perspective on the leaf pickup is it is a luxury as a citizen,” she said. “Do I enjoy it? Yes. Do I think we need to evaluate whether that is a priority? \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 I think it is up for discussion.”<\/p>\n “City services a pivotal task for mayors,” Lanka, Journal Gazette, 10\/9\/2011<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| A luxury?<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| That could cause sewers and homes to flood.<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| And force homeowners to pay for leaf removal on their own.<\/td>\n | State law (IC 13-20-9-2) states that “Deposit of vegetative matter in solid waste landfill prohibited.”<\/p>\n In addition, Fort Wayne Municipal Code 50.11 states that:<\/p>\n “(A) Leaves are prohibited from the landfill.\u00c2\u00a0 In the fall, leaves cannot be placed out with the garbage for collection, loose or in biodegradable lawn bags.\u00c2\u00a0 Leaves will be collected by the city Street Department loose or in biodegradable paper lawn bags during the fall collection season.”<\/div>\n Code section 94.71 also says that leaves cannot be burned.\u00c2\u00a0 This means if Hughes were to cut coverage then homeowners would have to pay for their own leaf collection.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n| Cutting services but making us pay more, again?<\/p>\n No thanks, Paula.<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n Henry for Mayor campaign website<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n | | |
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