Thursday, August 9, 2012

Contractor Protests Frivolous Fine for Environmental Disaster: Dumped Slurpee Lid

Dear Readers: I'm adding this nonsense action to my collection of government bureaucrats acting absurd. It burns me when I hear about bureaucrats, especially regulatory agencies, doing something so stupid, thinking no one will protest. Well, citizens are not so complacent. Rooting for the contractor who has filed a protest. This kind of nonsense makes infrastructure projects even more expensive for the taxpayer.

Gist of the story reported by the OC Watchdog, contractor completes major bridge construction project. The bridge project wins all kinds of awards, contractor utilizes construction strategies to avoid major environmental impacts, all is well until.........the Regional Water Quality Control Board slaps 290 violations and $2.9 million worth of penalties on the contractor, including a $10,000 fine for a single slurpee lid found in the water.

Fight back, contractor! Read the full article here>>

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