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Don't Wait for the State

By on 4.10.09 @ 12:29PM

How long did it take Kauai residents to fix a damaged access road to a state park, which would have taken government an estimated $4 million and at least two years?

How long did it take Kauai residents to fix a damaged access road to a state park, which would have taken government an estimated $4 million and at least two years?

Try eight days.

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Paul Chesser is executive director for the American Tradition Institute and a senior fellow for the Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives. The views he expresses do not necessarily reflect the views of these organizations.

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