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Comment 48 for EJAC Community Meeting Comments (ejac-comm-mtgs-ws) - 1st Workshop.


First Name: Craig
Last Name: Walters
Email Address: craig@premierfinishing.com
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Subject: AB32 Scoping Plan
Comment:
Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to give feedback on the
recent EJAC community workshops. I, Craig Walters, along with my
business partner, Thom Foulks, own a small business located in
Stockton, CA.  My company, Premier Coatings, employs  approximately
140 workers, who depend on their job to support their families and
provide for the education of their children.  

Through the years, we have found it increasingly difficult to keep
up with the rising costs of fuel and utilities. These increases
have been very much related to existing environmental and climate
change laws that are much stricter than those in other states.

But I am not just a business owner, along with my employees, my
family and I also live and work in the community. EJAC was created
to be a voice for vulnerable communities like my region and make
recommendations under the AB 32 Scoping Plan.  Premier strongly
supports regulations to improve our air quality that are
reasonable, but also believe these regulations must be
cost-effective and provide measurable environmental improvements
that can demonstrate justifying the cost.

California already has developed and moved to provide the cleanest
energy and the lowest emitting industrial facilities in the
country.  But with these advancements, small businesses and
low-to-moderate income communities now spend a higher than average
percentage of their budgets on utilities and energy compared to
other parts of the country.

Small businesses are a very important component of California’s
economy and is the largest job-creating sector in the state. 
Before EJAC advocates for more costly regulations which may lead to
putting small businesses like mine out of business, and not to
mention  thousands of employees, including mine, out of work;
please reconsider your measures and the cost to implement and
maintain them. Please promote only those that are affordable and
will deliver truly meaningful air quality benefits for our
communities.

Thank you.

Craig Walters
President
Premier Coatings, Inc.

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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2016-08-11 17:11:24



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