Well said!
This just shows even more how screwed up we are that the Feds get involved in a freaking Cement plant.
Can you imagine??? Now a nuclear plant I get. It has technology/radiation implications that are national (if not international)
But a cement plant?? Gosh. If a state can’t regulate its own Cement plants then why do we have States to begin with
Also, your point about multi jurisdiction (city, county, state) approvals is correct. Again, fault of the state. They should have a “Common Window System” which allows the plants to propose to a single commission made up of all jurisdictional entities
Again, I fully support the right of the state to say NO. But if you are going to say NO, say it QUICKLY and tell me WHY, so that if it is fixable, I can fix it
Don’t make me wait 18 months to find out whether I can create 1000 jobs for your state.
Out here in good ole California in a small community in the Northern sector of Liberal Land, for a business to build a new building in a new location requires a traffic density study, cost ? $ 250,000. Population here ? 9000. To build a new home, fees and permit plus new building codes, just since January 1, approximately $ 35,000 more than Dec 31, 2010. We don’t build new homes or new business anymore. All business in downtown now have to have special permit to have an exterior sign for encroachment. Fee’s range from $ 25.00 and up, plus extra insurance costs. And the state wonders ? why business and people are moving out of state ?