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Jim Himes Loves Honey - But Connecticut Contractors Need the Money
Voters Raise Concern about use of out-of-state contractors from New York
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My Fellow Voters,
On the campaign trail, we have driven all over the district. As you can imagine, we have been stuck in a lot of traffic. It is an issue we have One thing we noticed on this campaign was the license plates on the construction companies on I-95 and the Merritt tend to be New York.
Look at the Groundbreaking last week for I-95
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Photo- Tyler Fedor Source
Yonkers Contracting is based in New York. As an advocate for you, I reached out to the press - so far, no response from the media.
We are glad there are some infrastructure improvements and most of the funds are federal but should we also look to use Connecticut companies and keep more of the money in our state. After all they are federal tax dollars from CT residents as Connecticut only gets back 70 cents of every federal dollar spent.
A vote for me is a vote for transparency.
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This is the Inquiry Sent below:
Dear Editors and Investigative Journalists of Connecticut's Major News & Media Outlets and Other Independent News Channel Outlets:
The Doctor Michael Goldstein for Congress Campaign for the 4th Congressional District has received numerous inquiries and concerns about Yonkers Contracting as the Primary Contractor for most CT DOT projects throughout Fairfield County and other parts of the state.
We see these trucks everywhere every night along the campaign trail when the roads are being worked on for improvements.
The concerns they raise are seeing New York License plates and why these are not Connecticut trucks.
Have you looked into:
How are these contracts awarded?
If an out-of-state contractor is hired, will it use Connecticut Union Construction workers and other ancillary Connecticut residents to participate in the construction or are all these workers New York as well?
If an out-of-state contractor is hired, will it use local suppliers of various materials or are all these suppliers New York as well?
Whether all contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder?
Are local contractors considered if their bid is slightly higher?
How is a contractor rewarded or penalized by its previous project for change order usage as the winners always seem to be the same?
The percentage of payrolls to Connecticut residents (if any)?
The benefit to local communities and economies in Connecticut if a local contractor is awarded the contract?
The benefits of contractor profits being re-invested into the local economy rather than exporting profits outside of CT for the out-of-state contractor and its out-of-state suppliers?
Additional Fees such as fuel surcharges and other distance based issues on logistics?
As Climate Change and Health Hazards associated with slow-moving traffic are also major concerns, are the following also included in the calculation:
The environmental impact of greenhouse gas based on travel distance of workers and equipment out of state to the project site?
The additional congestion of the workforce commuting to the construction site and how it will disrupt traffic for commuters?
We have been concerned about the I-95 traffic and the challenges to the Fairfield County corridor and now a project is starting. We saw the Yonkers Contracting banner and also wondered why there are no Connecticut Companies that win these bids.
While most of the highway funds are from the Federal Government, it is still Connecticut taxpayer funds as CT has traditionally received only 70 cents back on each federal dollar.
As a candidate for Congress in Connecticut and campaigning on improving the Fairfield County corridor, it is not just about improving the roads, but having a lasting impact on the local economies of Fairfield County and surrounding counties that keep federally spent dollars in Connecticut.
Some Links we have briefly assembled as this is really investigative reporting:
https://www.thehour.com/news/article/i-95-delays-norwalk-westport-ctdot-bridge-replace-18404086.php
https://www.thehour.com/news/article/norwalk-i-95-fairfield-avenue-bridge-fire-crash-19525562.php
https://www.yonkerscontractingco.com/stamford-parking
https://newyork.news12.com/sick-of-backups-on-i-95-new-project-promises-relief
https://www.ctinsider.com/projects/2024/news/ct-norwalk-bridge-i95-demolition/
The voters want to know why tax dollars leave for out-of-state contractors when they know there are contractors in the State (not necessarily in the Congressional District) to do the work.
We would appreciate your prompt attention to this matter as this is a major concern for our Voters.
Traffic, Infrastructure, Climate Change and Health are on the Ballot and the voter should be informed. Connecticut has also some of the highest costs per mile for road repair and construction and our constituents are concerned about inefficient use of taxpayer funds at the state and local level as poor spending hurts each resident in the pocketbook.
We are thoroughly concerned about these issues.
Sincerely,
Dr. Michael T. Goldstein
Candidate for Congress
Please reply here or [email protected]
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