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Why is the city of ABQ using private contractors to build A.R.T instead of local city/county workers or those from the Department of Transportation?

By DukeCityTimes.com on July 19, 2016 • ( 0 )

With New Mexico’s history, wouldn’t it be appropriate if the city built A.R.T with city workers? Potentially, it could save a little bit of taxpayer money that way… check out the breakdown via the link below:

http://www.savecentralabq.com/about/

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