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**soitlyobserty** · 11-11-2011, 06:35 PM

Third-world America: Michigan city cuts power, removes street lights due to inability to pay electric bill

Ethan A. Huff – Natural News November 9, 2011

In response to financial problems, some US cities are choosing to cut basic public services like trash collection, fire and police forces, and road repair just to stay afloat. But one city in Michigan has decided to cut its power instead, which has left more than 11,000 local residents without street lights.

The Associated Press (AP) reports that Highland Park, Mich., a small city embedded within the heart of Detroit, was unable to pay its roughly $4 million electric bill this past year. So to eliminate this expense, the city not only turned off all 1,000 of its street lights, but also had them completely removed from the ground.
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soitlyobserty Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 455 Senior Member	Third-world America: Michigan city cuts power, removes street lights, city a deadbeat Third-world America: Michigan city cuts power, removes street lights due to inability to pay electric bill Ethan A. Huff – Natural News November 9, 2011 In response to financial problems, some US cities are choosing to cut basic public services like trash collection, fire and police forces, and road repair just to stay afloat. But one city in Michigan has decided to cut its power instead, which has left more than 11,000 local residents without street lights. The Associated Press (AP) reports that Highland Park, Mich., a small city embedded within the heart of Detroit, was unable to pay its roughly $4 million electric bill this past year. So to eliminate this expense, the city not only turned off all 1,000 of its street lights, but also had them completely removed from the ground. http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/?p=37563
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