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Get burned up over N.J. DOT's waste of road brine

To the Editor:

Here we are again. Winter in South Jersey, 2012, warmer than usual not that I am complaining about the mild winter rain predicted, with forecast lows in the mid-30s. Then the state highway department wastes more taxpayer money by brining the roads.

I am all about keeping our roads clear of snow and ice, nice and safe, but what the heck is going on? Who is being held accountable for such wasteful decisions?

I am sure that brine is cheap and effective, but what about the labor cost, the fuel wasted and the unnecessary hydrocarbons released into the atmosphere? Is it just me, or is this another careless waste of our money?

All that salt is going to be washed down into the street drains, right into local fresh water tributaries, not to mention all over our cars.

I know that some elected officials were caught off guard with some snow we got last winter, but make-up calls dont work in sports or highway safety.

I brought this up at work on Feb. 18, the last time there was useless brining, and I heard, If they dont use it up and spend the money, they wont get allocated enough next winter.

Really? Does salt have a shelf life that I was not aware of? Are the drivers going to quit their high-paying jobs because they did not get enough overtime your money, folks this winter?

It is that ideology that propagates such wasteful spending at much larger government levels. This waste must stop! This is why successful businessmen, not lawyers, should be elected.

I am sure if enough of us ask our elected officials why the roads are wastefully prepared for ice and snow, when the road surfaces are well above freezing and only rain is predicted, someone will have to answer.

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PICTALK TV – March 5 2012 – Video

05-03-2012 12:11 Great show today with guests Freda Schellingerhoudt who is an Independend ACN Representative and Dot High from the Mountain Theatre and Energy Savings Power Gard. Freda shared exciting news about the excellent products and services provided by ACN and how it has impacted her life and the lives of others. Dot shared the Mountain Theatre news updates and we chatted about how much the Powergard unit has saved them and me on hydro bills!

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M.DOT-LIFE IN MY HOOD BEHIND THE SCENES FREESTYLE – Video

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Seinfeld Season 3 Episode 12 – The Red Dot – Video

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I & B ministry to vacate spectrum in 700-Mhz band

The information and broadcasting ministry has agreed to vacate spectrum in the 700-MHz band, which the department of telecommunications plans to auction to telecom players for providing wireless broadband services, or 4G.

"The issue of spectrum in the 700-MHz band has been resolved," communications minister Kapil Sibal [ Images ] said on Monday after a meeting of empowered group of ministers headed by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee [ Images ] on spectrum vacation.

"By and large, all the issues related to vacation of spectrum have been resolved. The EGoM will meet again next week."

He said the issue over the release of spectrum in the 1700-2000 MHz, which has to be vacated by the defence forces, will also be resolved soon.

The ministry wanted to use spectrum in the 700-MHz band for mobile TV services.

However, the National Frequency Allocation Plan has earmarked the band for wireless broadband, in line with international standards.

The DoT has already started the process of next round of spectrum auction in broadband wireless space.

Sibal had recently said in Barcelona [ Images ] that the government would auction spectrum in broadband wireless association by this year-end.

The first round of auction was done in June 2010, where government had auctioned two slots of BWA spectrum, which had fetched Rs 38,000 crore (Rs 380 billion).

Reliance Industries [ Get Quote ], through Infotel Broadband, was the only player to have taken a pan-India licence.

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