Pit & Quarry, December 2014
political How do we apply pressure in a unified voice Do we target certain politicians I dont know But its really frustrating that they cant agree on anything Some agree that we should have a long term bill but others dont want to spend the money Nobody wants to have their name on anything thats spending money right now Ciszczon EVAN CLARKE You have to raise taxes and no politician wants to do that Especially in todays economy PAT JACOMET The pressure needs to come from the state administrations Our Governor John Kasich has taken a lead role in looking at innovative ways to fund highways One of the things that we supported as an association and testified in front of the Senate and the House on was bonding against future revenue for the Ohio Turnpike RoundTable ConfeRenCe We didnt sell the turnpike didnt lease the turnpike but we bonded it against future revenue Were in a lot better position than some surrounding states MARK KRAUSE I dont believe anything is going to happen in Washington D C other than in 2016 were going to have an anti big government and they will not want to pass any big sweeping bills And so I will agree that thats where we need to get to but I dont believe were going to get there any time soon And so thats why I would rather use my energies to take it to state level because there we can at least make something happen PHIL GOSNELL Democrats Republicans drive on these roads FedEx drives on these roads UPS drives on these roads What if we just started with a basic grassroots campaign on the billboards that says Hate potholes and theres your congressmans phone number on the billboard Everybody driving on that road will want to call Gosnell Introducing the new Nordberg NP15 impact crusher Metsos new Nordberg NP15 impact crusher takes you 3 steps forward Steeper feed angle improves crushing performance Automation and smart wear part design increase cost efficiency New 2 part rear frame makes maintenance easier and safer Discover more at www metso com NP15 3 steps forward Jacomet www pitandquarry com December 2014 PIT QUARRY 35
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