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word from the president
ell summer is ending, and we crane rule, tax reform, LIHEAP, and the VW
are all hoping for cold weather! settlement. During this event, it was strongly
The association has been hard recommended that we set up visits for our
Wat work this summer. We have Congressional Delegation to visit association
just hosted webinars for dealers, school member locations to educate them on what
superintendents, and transportation directors our industry does and the vital services that
to promote propane school buses in Alabama. we provide. Lisa
We are advocating the use of funds from has already started
the VW settlement for help offset the cost calling to ask
of these buses. We had a great turnout for members to allow
our webinars, and we hope that dealers the association to
will continue to talk with school districts to use their facilities for
promote this endeavor. Lisa has talking points these meetings. I
and handouts available for you to use. Please encourage members
contact her directly. to participate in
Lisa, Michael Toomey, Jeff Gresham, these events. There
Daniel Dixon, and I attended Propane Days in is nothing more Chad Chavers
June. We visited all of our Congressional and important that getting
Senate offices during the event. We talked one on one time with
about the Border Adjustment Tax, OSHA’s the decision makers in Washington to help our
industry in the future.
We have just had committee
CONNECTIONS meetings in Prattville. We have
established the training schedule for
FOR AMERICA’S 2018. We will have 21 courses put
on by APGA, in addition to courses
that vendors want to have at the
association building. In addition to
training, we have also approved the
EN RGY
rebate program for 2017-2018. The
amount of the rebates will be the
Max Johnson
same as last year and will begin in
Supply & Asset Manager
Southeast
October. We have also set the date
max.johnson@crestwoodlp.com for the Combined Alabama/ Louisiana
D: (816) 329.5316
C: (913) 972.5721 Convention. The date will be July
Yahoo ID: maxjohnson1248
ICE ID: mjohnson31 8-10, 2018 at Perdido Beach Resort in
Orange Beach Alabama.
We will be having our next
Committees and Board meeting
on October 11, 2018 in Prattville, I
encourage everyone to attend, and I
look forward to seeing you there.■
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