Governor Kaine recently gave his review of snow removel efforts after last month's historic snowstorm. Kaine wasn't thrilled about the process, and thinks that more could have been done to clean up neighbor streets, according to InsideNoVA.com.

One of the few ways to increase the budget for snow removal and other public services is to increase taxes. Tax increases are something that most homeowners dread, but having safe streets to drive on after a great snowfall like this one is something most homeowners would appreciate.

"Gov. Timothy M. Kaine was not completely satisfied with the way Virginia's transportation agency handled snow removal efforts after last month's historic snowstorm.

At issue was some of the work that the Virginia Department of Transportation outsources to private contractors, he told Charlottesville TV station WVIR.

He described the overall snow removal job done by VDOT as 'an OK job.'

'We were not completely satisfied with the work that was being done by the private contractor. Without going into it too much, on Saturday [during the snowstorm] basically I asked VDOT to take over a good bit of that work and when that happened things started to go a lot better,' the governor told WVIR.

Kaine said he wasn't happy with the lack of preparation for the storm or with the lack of urgency plow crews had when it came to clearing the snow from neighborhood streets."

Read the full story.