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No bashful bunch , the proponents of the maximization agenda wielded the blunt instrument of Section 5 preclearance authority against city and county governmental entities and ultimately browbeat a number of states into creating bizarrely shaped , racial gerrymandered electoral districts in order to avoid the cost and disruption of Voting Rights Act litigation . Compared to the widely perceived failure of Boston 's mandatory desegregation , METCO offered a longer-term , quieter , more peaceful resolution to racial segregation between city and suburbs , though not without personal costs to many of its voluntary participants . On the rail I just want to make sure that everybody in the audience is not left with the misunderstanding that we're talking about or proposing to remove all rail from cities . Employees may carry mace or pepper spray for their personal protection onto City property , except where specifically prohibited , as long as those devices are concealed from sight and stored in a secured compartment . Our drinking water supplies , shellfishing waters and bathing beaches are fouled by uncontrolled pollution when rainwater and snowmelt wash over city streets , parking lots , and suburban lawns and pick up toxic chemicals , disease-causing organisms , and dirt and trash .