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      <title>Clinton Fisher [Signature #45]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Dallas, TX, United States of America<p>These guys work hard to get to this point and to take it away from them is wrong. Also why should they have to pay the price if the company you outsourcing to mess things up that wouldn't be right.</p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2021 05:00:29 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>cynthia garza [Signature #42]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[cynthia garza, Irving, Texas, United States of America<p>Replacing mechanics with contractors is wrong, they deserve to keep there position ,</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Kendrick Taylor, DESOTO, TX, United States of America<p>Keep our mechanics who went to school to learn how to be mechanics employed.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Sandra Castillo [Signature #40]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sandra Castillo, Dallas, Texas, United States of America<p>Petitioning to KEEP DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT MECHANIC SPECIALISTS' EMPLOYED!!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 9 Apr 2021 02:27:13 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Melina Castillo [Signature #39]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Melina Castillo, Dallas, Texas<p>Don’t fix something that isn’t broken</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mr Anonymous [Signature #37]</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 7 Apr 2021 05:14:51 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr. Van Simmons [Signature #36]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr. Van Simmons, Texas, Rockwall, United States of America<p>Do not Out Source Work keep in house</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Kathy Phillips, Dallas, TX, United States of America<p>Do not outsource Transmission work, Keep in house</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #34]</title>
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      <title>Mr. Elvie Carraway [Signature #33]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr. Elvie Carraway, Dallas, Texas, United States of America<p>Keep them employed</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Tony Dahlin, Dallas, TX, United States of America<p>DO NOT OUTSOURCE OUR WORK DART!</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr. Vincent Paluscio, Garland, TX, United States of America<p>Thank you for your time and consideration in helping keep our DART family together.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Dr Dianna Jones [Signature #27]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Dr Dianna Jones, Mesquite, Texas, United States of America<p>Employee Loyalty and Company Loyalty are intertwined</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Grand Prairie, TX, United States of America<p>Keep Dart mechanics.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 2 Apr 2021 09:23:18 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Roy Davis [Signature #24]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Roy Davis, Dallas, Texas<p>Keep the mechanics employeed</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Mesquite, Texas, United States of America<p>People are not working because they just want to. We’re working because we need/have too!!!! These mechanics have families and they need their jobs!!!</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Miss Michele Haley [Signature #21]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Miss Michele Haley, Dallas, TX<p>Keep them employed!</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mr George Garcia [Signature #20]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr. Bruton Stephens, Dallas, Texas, United States of America<p>Hiring contractors could very well become a prediction of future events. I do not accept the possibility currently, or in the future, hiring of contractors to replace DART employees.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Gary Murray [Signature #18]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Gary Murray, Grand Prairie, Texas, United States of America<p>K</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mr. Anonymous [Signature #17]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Duncanville, Texas, United States of America<p>Yes</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Luis BARBOZA, Mesquite, TX, United States of America<p>DART Professionals that have always been in place to keep DART</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mr Mike Walker [Signature #15]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Mike Walker, Sherman, Texas<p>1338</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mr Generico Palaganas [Signature #14]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Generico Palaganas, Mesquite, Texas<p>1338</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr. Diego Garcia, Dallas, TX, United States of America<p>Keep dart transmission rebuilds in house</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Linda Thompson [Signature #12]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Linda Thompson, Allen, Tx, United States of America<p>I think this would be a terrible mistake. The quality of work would definitely decline.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Ellen Stein [Signature #11]</title>
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      <title>Ms Anonymous [Signature #10]</title>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #9]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Wylie, Texas, Wylie]]></description>
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      <title>Mr Donald Barber [Signature #8]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Donald Barber, Dallas, Texas, United States of America<p>As an employee of DART for 36 years I invested my life and career serving the needs of the agency. I understand the desire to redirect funds and the allure of potential savings through the use of contracted services. The cost savings is rarely realized and ultimately results in higher expenditures over the long term. The skilled labor in question brings with it far more than just task completion, but a depth of knowledge and dedication uniquely aligned to DART.</p>

<p>Please consider the impact of this decision beyond the immediate financial numbers. Those that gave you their commitment to serve this great agency are counting on you today.</p>

<p>Thank you for your time.</p>

<p>Donald Barber<br />
Senior Manager, Systems Engineering<br />
(1984 / 2020 - Retired)</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Gina Berkshier, Rowlett, Texas, United States of America<p>Keep job available for on-site mechanics!</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Renee Stein, Rockwall, Texas<p>Keep the jobs at dart!!!!</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Garland, Texas, United States of America<p>Contractors don't have the companies best interest at heart.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Candice Brattain, Dallas, TX, United States of America]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Alesha Boyd, Balch Springs, Tx, United States of America<p>With all that’s going on in the world everyone needs to be able to have stability and support financially for their families as well as themselves. The convenience of having the transmission dept on site makes more sense than sending buses out without knowing when it will be available again. The uncertainty of sending one out with a contractor leaves the possibility of them being unable to complete the work and having to send it to another location, that is not cost efficient.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sabrina Creque, Dallas, Texas, United States of America<p>Keep our Transmission Specialist employed! Do bring in contractors over dedicated employees!!</p>]]></description>
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