Yes especially the insane amount i pay in property taxes

You say ‘highway robbery’ and Ezpass bursts through the wall like the KoolAid man

Anytime I had to go in that area I always stay very far behind the line as to not even chance the light triggering.

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How do you find out what streets get sweeped, ours in canton definitely needs it stepping in like 6 inches of mud getting out of my car everyday

Bold of you to assume people know how to work a 4 way stop

There is an awfully funny, completely clean joke about singing telegrams that comes to my mind every time they are mentioned. I will not repeat it because it is also kind of gloomy for a happy occasion, but the punch line is,

"Da-da-da-dat-dat-dah, your sister Rose is dead . . ."

It's a federal trial, so no.

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Oof. I would not have wanted to navigate that on bike. Glad you got through safely!

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There were lights out all down St. Paul too, at least three-four intersections- I was on my bike at rush hour.

Yes, I hit that today too

Turned off of Greenmount onto 29th and hit a string of lights that were out and everyone was just gunning it through intersections

They are a $40 ticket via mail real. Think red light camera real.

Greenmount?

Highest per Capita police spending of any city in the US.

Thanks for the replies everyone. Don’t worry, I’m not asking so I can drive a 2 ton death machine recklessly. I’ve just never seen them so prevalent in any other city I’ve lived in.

Eh. Agencies I've worked for or with at the city have all been about 15-30% under staffed/unfilled positions. So budget actuals are going to run short. Outside of that, having less staff means less workers to do those tasks. Also costs of operating have increase exponentially. Materials alone have soared budgets for projects. So repairing vehicles like trash/recycling is going to fall behind due to costs and availability of materials and labor.

Recruitment of staff is difficult as well considering how low the pay is around here. And once hired there is little to no raise or pay increase to expect. Management received 2% last year and will coming this July get another 2%. Meanwhile insurance and other benefit costs went up 12%.

That’s crazy. I’ve noticed that on the Remington Ave bridge. It looks awful!

Thank you. I just wanted to know if they worked because a lot of people don’t seem to be deterred by them. I’ve also never seen signs for them so frequently in any other city I’ve been to.

There's some truth to it. So pre-apps, our desires for human contact required going out and trying to meet someone. Bars, parties, friends of friends. Online dating was much more cumbersome. Now that need can be met with some swiping.

Prosecuting and public defending disgraced state attorneys and her former lawyers

Taking the money away when times are tough should set things straight!

That might be more state funding — there was a big chunk of covid relief funding that went to city schools too.