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AS a third generation, family-owned asphalt and paving contractor
in Santa Clarita since 1968, we are very concerned about the
proposed regulations being covered at this May 25th meeting. As we
are a small to mid-sized contractor and are already experiencing
the effects of the downturn in the housing industry. Several of
our large clients including Beazer, KB, Pulte and DR Horton have
stopped building in our area or are downsizing drastically. 

We are concerned that these new regulations will require
significant costs and with much of the proposed technology
unavailable at this time, availability appears to be a potential
problem. Most companies of our genre will make a 3-5% profit on
jobs if they are lucky; with these proposed changes that profit
will quickly dissipate and put most of us in the red. 

It seems to us that there must be a better solution that phases in
changes in a much more realistic form. IF not, there will be a
serious backlash to businesses like us and the California economy
as a whole.