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I took this pic from the main street as you enter Sharpsburg, Maryland. I did have the pleasure of traveling through the newly paved roads and parking lots of the National Park. According to the bid that was sent out by the Recovery Act procurement offices, this bid was estimated to cost the Federal Government between $3-8 MILLION!!!!!!!!!!
I am in the process of finding the lucky contractors that won this bid so I can determine how many unemployed people were put back to work. I did see the work crews on several occassions but they all looked like they were wearing NPS uniforms which makes me wonder.
With an enormous debt crises in this country I just dont understand the importance that Vice President Joe Biden, President Barack Obama and the rest of our illustrious leadership has put on paving roads in a battlefield area. The roads, by the way, prior to the resurfacing were no where as bad as the condition of bridges and main roads in towns around the country with their massive potholes. THIS WAS NOT NECESSARY.
I do hope to find out that this job put people BACK TO WORK! I doubt I will find this out though.
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