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                  he Alabama LP-Gas Board held its quarterly     association offices have been inundated with
                  meeting on January 13, 2022, at 770 S          calls from consumers having extreme difficulties
                  McDonough St , Montgomery, Alabama             getting gas deliveries   We have responded to
            TAt the meeting, the Administrator informed          issues ranging from companies simply no longer
            the board that Governor Ivey had appointed           answering the phones to issues of scheduled
            Larry Parden to another term on the board   Larry    deliveries estimated at 3-4 weeks   It is understood
            has performed admirably for the past six years,      that “will call” customers largely represent the
            and we anticipate much more of the same over         affected group, but they also represent a large
            the next term   Congratulations Larry and thank      segment of the marketplace   As an industry,
            you for your service!                                we must find solutions to these problems in the
                 In other board business, the following          coming warm weather months or continue to
            permits were approved:                               see shrinkage within the marketplace due to
                 •Class B-1 Permit – Greendale Holdings Ltd,     consumers’ pursuit of alternative heating   I look
            Inc  dba Fair Propane, Louisville, MS                forward to hearing and participating in the think
                 •Class C Permit – BDR Enterprises LLC, Lester,   sessions to make the LP-gas industry in Alabama
            AL                                                   what I remember in years past   I will close with a
                 •Class C Permit – Coastal Gasworks, Foley,      mantra that I remember hearing in my early years
            AL                                                   in the industry “Price is not what sells propane,
                 •Class C Permit – Mobile Propane Services       service is what sells propane ”■
            LLC, Hogansville, GA
                 •Class C Permit – Stroud Plumbing, Cecil, AL
                 •Class F Permit – Autry Greer & Sons, Inc
            dba Cash Saver #14, Bay Minette, AL                            NEW DSS7
                 •Class F Permit – Love’s Travel Stop #846,
            Irvington, AL                                            Dual Second-Stage Regulator
                 •Class F Permit – Oxford Lumber Company,
            Inc , Oxford, AL                                      The revolutionary DSS7 regulators offer a new
                 •Class F Permit – Strickland’s What’s, Inc ,      level of safety to the industry by shutting off flow
                                                                    to the building if it detects an unsafe overpressure
            Alexander City, AL                                      condition or if the container runs out of propane.
                 •Class F Permit – Superior RV & Repair LLC,
            Guntersville, AL                                      • Superior stability and
                                                                    performance
                 •Class F Permit – The Woods RV Resort LLC,       • Outlet connection has
            Montgomery, AL                                          a sensing tube which
                                                                    monitors the
                 There were no Settlement Agreements for            downstream
            code violations presented at the board meeting          pressure
                                                                  • Has a 'slam shut'
                 The next quarterly meeting of the Alabama          shutoff device
                                                                  • For domestic and
            LP-Gas Board will be April 14, 2022, at 10:00 a m       light commercial
            at 770 S  McDonough St, Montgomery, AL   A              applications
            good source of current information on board
            activities is available at our website at www lpgb
            alabama gov
                 In other news, unrelated to the last board
            meeting, the industry is currently in the middle of
            winter as I write this article   Both the board and
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