MTD Goes Green
MTD was recently given the go ahead to spend 13.1 million dollars adding 23 hybrid buses to their fleet by April 2011. Like all hybrid vehicals, the buses are more environmentally friendly-- producing fewer harmful emissions and are more fuel efficient.
"Go Green" has been an often heard mantra for quite sometime, but going green is expensive... 13.1 million dollars expensive.
Do you agree with your tax dollars being used in such a manner?
The story can be found here: http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/list?page=2&type=story
Without a comparison of the
Without a comparison of the costs vs savings and other benefits, one cannot determine if this is a good idea.
The tax I pay for the MTD is
The tax I pay for the MTD is one that I don’t mind, as I live near the green line’s increased service ‘hopper’ route. I rarely use the MTD, but it is good to have it available.
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