Taxpayers bankroll snow day
By Mike Monson
Sunday February 17, 2008
Darrell Hoemann
Chris Teson of the Towers on Third clears snow from the sidewalk along John Street in Champaign early in the morning Feb. 1.
Many city employees in Urbana and Champaign got the day off Feb. 1, when a storm left 8 inches of snow on the ground.
But in Urbana, the day off came at the expense of taxpayers, with the city picking up the estimated $13,137 bill, while in Champaign, employees who weren't required to report to work had to give up a day of vacation, personal leave or accrued compensation.
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