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Comment 49 for EJAC Community Meeting Comments (ejac-comm-mtgs-ws) - 1st Workshop.
First Name: Stuart
Last Name: Waldman
Email Address: elizabeth@vica.com
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Subject: Comment on EJAC process - VICA
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Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the recent EJAC community workshops. The Valley Industry and Commerce Association (VICA) represents the business community in the San Fernando Valley. Our members have found it increasingly difficult to keep up with the rising costs of fuel and utilities, much of which are related to existing environmental and climate change laws that are much stricter than those in other states. Our members and staff live and work in this community, so we all have a vested interest in a clean and safe environment. We support reasonable regulations to improve our air quality, but strongly believe these regulations must be cost-effective and provide measurable environmental improvements that demonstrably justify the cost. California already has the cleanest energy and the lowest emitting industrial facilities in the country. And small businesses and low-to-moderate income communities already spend a higher than average percentage of their budgets on utilities and energy. Small businesses are a vital contributor to California's economy and make up the largest job-creating sector in the state. Before EJAC advocates for more costly regulations that could put a small business like mine out of business and our employees out of work, please consider the costs, and promote only those that are affordable and will deliver truly meaningful air quality benefits for our communities. Thank you for the opportunity to comment.
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2016-08-11 18:53:57
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