First Name | Tim |
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Last Name | Hanson |
Email Address | tim@interiorwooddesign.com |
Affiliation | Parkside Church of the Nazarene |
Subject | Church bus |
Comment | Greetings, My name is Tim Hanson. I am the director of bus ministries at Parkside Church of the Nazarene in Auburn, Ca. We are located in Placer County approximately 5 miles south of the Nevada County border. • 3885 Richardson Dr. • Auburn Ca. 95602 o 530 888-7707 Our church owns a full scale 1991 MCI 102A3 touring coach with a 6V92 Detroit diesel that we use for our church ministries. Our bus is maintained in pristine condition and runs perfectly, receiving accolades from our CHP Motor Carrier terminal inspection officer. It is our only commercial vehicle and is a valuable and powerful tool for our church ministries. Additionally our bus is made available to other churches and non-profit organizations in our community using our certified drivers. Our bus travels an average of 6,000 – 8,000 miles per year. Sadly our bus ministry to the church and community will be destroyed unless we are able to have some reprieve or exemption from CARB’s new regulations. To my knowledge there is no particulate filter available for our bus and a new engine that meets requirements will not physically fit in the engine space provided. The only remaining solution is to replace our bus. As a non-profit church organization it is financially a virtual impossibility to update or replace our bus with one that meets regulations. As a volunteer lay minister at my church, I am not a professional in the Trucking Industry and do not know all the avenues that could be available to me on behalf of our church bus program. Based on the low miles our bus travels, our close proximity to already exempt Nevada County, the excellent care our bus receives, its perfect running order, its service to the community, the physical limitations that prevents our ability to comply and the financial impossibility for our non-profit church to replace or bring our bus into compliance, I am seeking exemption or reprieve from the Truck and Bus Diesel Regulations. I appreciate your time and attention on our behalf. Thank you. Have a blessed day. Tim Hanson Dir. Bus Ministries Parkside Church of the Nazarene |
Attachment | www.arb.ca.gov/lists/com-attach/123-truckbus14-WytcO1ckBDwAdQBp.jpg |
Original File Name | Parkside bus 1.jpg |
Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2014-04-14 13:19:36 |
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