URGENT: Senators negotiating Budget with House now! Ferry funding at issue | Eastern North Carolina Now

News Release:

    The NC General Assembly is moving quickly toward resolve its 2016 budget. The House & Senate have each passed its own version of House Bill #1030 (the budget bill). The House version (version 3) helps coastal transportation issues tremendously, providing for a stable funding source for ferry vessel purchases and removing ferry tolling. The Senate version (version #6) leaves ferry tolling in place and provides no effective funding for ferry vessel replacement.

    Because the House & Senate did not agree, they each appointed "Conferees" to work out their differences. The HB#1030 Conference Committee (21 Senators & 44 Representatives) was finalized yesterday, and has already begun work. One aspect of negotiations is to analyze the differences in spending in each major section of the Budget, including Education, Health & Human Services, Agriculture & Economic Resources, Justice & Public Safety, General Government, and Transportation. We need help in the Transportation Section of the Budget!

    We are asking you to quickly contact the following Senators on the Conference Committee and politely ask them to protect coastal citizens and the coastal economy by providing for a stable funding source for ferry vessel replacements and by removing ferry tolling. Coastal citizens need help in the Transportation Section of this Budget.

    Here are the Senators and their emails and Raleigh office telephone numbers. If you can only have time to contact a few, start at the top of the list and begin with Chairman Sen. Harry Brown.

    1. Senator Harry Brown, harry.brown@ncleg.net; 919-715-3034

    2. Senator Brent Jackson, brent.jackson@ncleg.net; 919-733-5705

    3. Senator Kathy Harrington, kathy.harrington@ncleg.net; 919-733-5734

    4. Senator Wesley Meredith, wesley.meredith@ncleg.net; 919-733-5776

    5. Senator Bill Rabon, bill.rabon@ncleg.net; 919-733-5963

    6. Senator Jerry Tillman, jerry.tillman@ncleg.net; 919-733-5870

    7. Senator Norman W. Sanderson, norman.sanderson@ncleg.net; 919-733-5706

    8. Senator Bill Cook, bill.cook@ncleg.net; 919-715-8293

    9. Senator Tommy Tucker, tommy.tucker@ncleg.net; 919-733-7659

    10. Senator Jim Davis, jim.davis@ncleg.net; 919-733-8875

    11. Senator Louis Pate, louis.pate@ncleg.net; 919-733-5621

    12. Senator Ralph Hise, ralph.hise@ncleg.net; 919-733-3460

    13. Senator Rick Gunn, rick.gunn@ncleg.net; 919-301-1446

    14. Senator Tom Apodaca, tom.apodaca@ncleg.net; 919-733-5745

    15. Senator E.S. "Buck" Newton, buck.newton@ncleg.net; 919-715-3030

    16. Senator Shirley B. Randleman, shirley.randleman@ncleg.net; 919-733-5743

    17. Senator Andrew C. Brock, andrew.brock@ncleg.net; 919-715-0690

    18. Senator Chad Barefoot, chad.barefoot@ncleg.net; 919-715-3036

    19. Senator Trudy Wade, trudy.wade@ncleg.net; 919-733-5856

    20. Senator Bob Rucho; bob.rucho@ncleg.net; 919-733-5655

    21. Senator Stan Bingham; stan.bingham@ncleg.net; 919-733-5665

    Be brief, direct, and polite. Ask each Senator to provide (1) a stable funding source for ferry vessel replacement and (2) protect coastal citizens from increased ferry tolls.

    Email or call the Raleigh office of each Senator. If you cannot speak directly to the Senator, leave a polite voice message about the two (2) items in the above paragraph. Thank the Senator for his or her service to the citizens of North Carolina. Keep your message brief and focused.

    Thank you for your help. They need to hear from coastal citizens who are concerned about transportation issues, including the funding for ferries. If you have any questions about the ferry tax issue, please do not hesitate to contact Joe or Henri. Call us on our mobiles phones.

    Best regards, Joe & Henri McClees


    Joe McClees & Henri McClees
      McClees Consulting, Inc.

      Post Office Box 430
      Oriental, NC 28571

      Office (252) 249-1097
      Fax (252) 249-3275
      www.mccleesconsulting.com
      Joe McClees's mobile (252) 671-1585
      Henri's mobile (252) 671-1559
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