Your tax dollars are at stake

Federal matching dollars are being lost due to lack of funding. Your attendance at Monday's public forum can make a difference!

Our federal gas tax dollars that were sent to Washington will be disbursed to other states if Michigan cannot supply matching funds out of the fiscal state budget.

The Michigan State House Transportation Committee will meet and take public testimony in Traverse City. The public is encouraged to attend.

WHEN:
Monday, March 8 at 1 p.m.

WHERE:
The Hagerty Center
Rooms A & B
715 East Front Street
Traverse City, MI 49686



Attend this event to show your concern for Michigan's inability to match federal tax dollars.

The community can encourage this committee to act simply by attending. A show of support through sheer audience size at this public comment forum will be beneficial.

If you are unable to attend the event, voice your concern by contacting the  State House Transportation Committee Members expected to attend:
 
Committee Chair, Rep. Pam Byrnes
517-373-0828
pambyrnes@house.mi.gov
 
Rep. Paul Opsommer
517-373-1778
paulopsommer@house.mi.gov
 
Rep. Wayne Schmidt
517-373-1766
wayneschmidt@house.mi.gov

City of Manistee project wins it all!

Not to toot our own horn, but grandma said if you don't toot your own horn, you'll never hear music... so sound the trumpets. We've done it again! Team Elmer's was recently awarded the 2009 Sprayroq Project of the Year award.  

We're thrilled to receive the commendation, but we're most proud of the work that we put into the winning project.

The City of Manistee discovered two sinkholes occurring along the edge of railroad tracks on the south side of the city. The cause was determined to be a 52-inch collapsing double-walled brick storm sewer--installed in the early 1900s--that ran along the tracks and discharged into the Manistee River. Time was of the essence, so the City and Abonmarche Engineering quickly enlisted Team Elmer's to complete the emergency rehabilitation of 55-feet of sewer line.

"Team Elmer's provided data on a possible solution and Sprayroq appeared to be an all-around good choice. Compared to other options it was cost-effective, supplied data showed it to be long-lasting, and the process seemed logical," said Jim Johnson of Abonmarche.

In most scenarios, this would be an uncomplicated repair. But in this case, access was beyond difficult... The discharge point was out in the river, under a railroad bridge and down a 20-foot embankment! 



Trucks couldn't get close enough, so John Prescott and his crew had to employ good old-fashioned manual labor to get the job done. First, debris was pulled out from the confined space by hand with a cart and five gallon buckets. The bad brick was then removed, replaced and mortared into place. Crews smoothed out the surface to an even coat and then finally applied the Sprayroq... All without collapsing the rest of the line!

Mission complete, to the satisfaction of all involved.

"Team Elmer's was very professional to work with and we are happy to have the project completed," said Johnson.  

Sprayroq is a VOC-free polyurethane coating applied to deteriorating underground structures such as utility tunnels or sewers. When structurally rehabilitated, these Sprayroq treated structures gain up to 50 years of life with minimal disruption to a community and generally at a lower cost than other rehabilitation or replacement techniques.

Further information can be found at www.teamelmers.com or by calling (231) 943-3443 or 1-800-3ELMERS.