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in g o v e r n m e n t . . .
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w h a t s h o u ld b e d o n e a b o u t i t .
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g u a r d th e h o m e b u i l d e r a g a i n s t d e f e c t s in p l u m b
in g , lig h t i n g , fo u n d a tio n c o n s t r u c t i o n , e t c . T h i s
w o u ld m e a n l o w e r i n s u r a n c e r a t e s . "
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a n d w e h o p e t h e y 'l l ta k e i t " V i s i t y o u r c i t y c o u n
c il m e e t i n g s in R o g u e R i v e r a n d G o ld H ill. In
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e a c h m o n th a n d in R o g u e R i v e r th e f i r s t T u e s
d a y . T e l l th e c o u n c i l s h o w y o u f e e l a b o u t t h e s e
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t e r e s t e d c i t i z e n , i t s h o u l d n 't m a k e a n y d i f f e r e n
c e .. In G o ld H ill, t h e r e i s n o s u c h e x c u s e p r e s e n t
e b e l i e v e it i s o u r d u ty a n d th e d u ty o f e v e r y
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of G o ld H ill a n d s u r r o u n d i n g a r e a , a n d o n e f o r
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c o m b in a tio n o f c ity t r e a s u r e r - c i t y r e c o r d e r
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