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The director of St. Paul's public works
department has resigned under fire.


      The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports that Mayor Chris Coleman says
Bruce Beese has quit in response to "allegations of misbehavior"
by street maintenance crews that will be broadcast Monday evening
by KSTP-TV.


      In a promotion for the report, the station says it followed
crews that were supposed to be patching potholes and caught them
taking long breaks, presumably while still on the taxpayers' clock.


      Coleman says in a statement that "the behavior documented by
KSTP is not acceptable." He says the city has hired outside
investigators to review what he called a "serious breach of public
trust."


      Beese had led the public works department since 2006.


      Information from: St. Paul Pioneer Press,
http://www.twincities.com
      

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