Cash-strapped local governments sometimes turn to "public-private partnerships". From Boulder County comes a huge stretch on that theme, as reported in the Longmont Times-Call:
"I don't think it's a serious proposal," said George Gerstle, director of the Boulder County Transportation Department.
On Thursday, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sent Gerstle a letter proposing to resurface some of the subdivision roads - if the county would agree to stencil a PETA ad over each such repaved road.
"The ad features a sexy silhouette of a curvaceous woman holding a sign that reads, 'Word on the Street: Go Vegan! PETA,'" the organization wrote Gerstle...
Gerstle said Friday afternoon that even if PETA's proposal is serious and not just a publicity stunt, "we don't want to go down that path of having advertising on our roads."
Boulder County officials have estimated that it could cost $22 million or more to bring all of the more than 150 miles of paved roads in more than 100 unincorporated residential subdivisions up to good condition in five years, and as much as $25 million if the work were spread over 15 years.
(Or they could explain the need, explain exactly how the money will be spent, and ask the citizens to pay a tax to pay to fix their roads. Rather than going to great lengths to concoct some scheme, that's probably what we're going to have to do in Castle Pines North. - MS)
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