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About us;
20 dump truck fleet. In business since 1983. Always utilized
previous over the road trucks to convert to local dump truck use.
Purchase prices in the $20,000-$30,000 range. Frequently purchased
out-of-pocket. 

Now;
Purchasing compliant equipment with grant funding through SECAT.
Average grant amount $40,000. Average new truck price $135,000. The
difference is financed. 

Our debt load is higher then ever in an economy that is the worst
since beginning this business.

We have managed to stay compliant and have long range plans to
continue to purchase new replacements without grant funding.

However we continue to see AND COMPETE WITH non-compliant operators
and/or operators without the burden of the high cost of compliant
equipment.

Proposals to extend compliance dates will punish businesses that
made the investment in new equipment while giving operators
utilizing old equipment a "Free ride". 

This is the equivalent of "Moving the goal posts" in the big game.


Those who stuck their head in the sand hoping for this rule to go
away are getting rewarded. 

I urge the board to not adopt these proposals. 

Sincerely,
Blain Stumpf
Blain Stumpf Rock, Sand & Gravel