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September 13, 2007

Private partnerships vs. expanding the state work force

By George Runner

When Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the budget bill last month, he proposed "additional funding necessary to use contractual services for engineering, design, environmental studies and other work needed to ready projects for construction" of voter-approved Proposition 1B projects.

In other words, the governor favors public-private partnerships in lieu of expanding the state's work force as a means to quickly deliver Proposition 1B projects to the people of California.

The governor also recently praised a plan using a public-private partnership to clean up land contaminated with toxic waste at the former McClellan Air Force Base.

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Posted by rjorr at September 13, 2007 8:55 PM