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Mr. Stoltman questioned why now and why did the market make those choices. <br />Chair DeBenedet questioned if it was the role of government to protect small <br />business. <br />Mr. DeLaforest expressed his preference for competitive family -owned <br />businesses. <br />Member Vanderwall noted his experience in coordinating transportation for the <br />School District and the changes in vendors, with those new vendors utilizing <br />existing employees from other vendors due to th ' familiarity with routes. <br />Member Vanderwall suggested that this may pr e true in this instance as well. <br />Mr. Stoltman disagreed with Member Vanderwall's comments; to which Member <br />Vanderwall responded that they could agree to disagree; however, in a contracted <br />environment, he remained convinced that there would choices for those existing <br />haulers and their employees; with Chair DeBenedet recognizin at fewer <br />employees may be needed due to increased efficiencies. <br />Member Gjerdingen had several questions or . Stoltman and Mr. eLaforest, <br />including: service rate differentials depending on location and services provided, <br />but equitable when averaged out and the rationale for those differences; tax issues <br />and hauling to different facilities or prices based on a wider geography, within a <br />single company and customer bases, and differences among jurisdictions; <br />advantages for local haulers and impacts of hauling to out -of -state landfills while <br />retaining the concept tha it remained a local business; and how costs for hauling <br />to landfills was factore ' to cost and h w much route efficiency was taken into <br />consideration. <br />Page 14 of 17 <br />