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The poor economy has affected Public Utilities in much the same way
it has the private sector. We have had to slash our budgets, reduce
our workforce, and raise rates just to keep operating and provide
the necessary service to our customers. We don't have extra money
laying around to retrofit or replace our diesel trucks and
equipment. Any money spent on our fleet to comply with the emission
regulations has to be passed on to our customers who are already
feeling the affects of the down economy themselves.
Public Fleets need to have the same considerations that the private
sector is receiving in the regulation amendments. We need some
breathing room as well. We have had to spend hundreds of thousands
of dollars to date to remain compliant with the regulations and we
still have much more to go with the current compliance schedule.