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TRAINING CLASSES!!

All classes held at NJGCA HQ -- 4900 Route 33 West, Wall Township, NJ 07753

                                                                                                                                                               

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Business established in 1980. Fully equipped repair shop with 5 lifts including an alignment rack with a 2-year-old Hunter Hawkeye alignment machine. New Hunter tire machine & wheel balancer. AAA aproved and very busy.

Pumping over 1,000,000 gallons per year. 100x300 lot with plenty of parking. Excellent location!!! Call Jim @ 201-851-3084.

         

                                                                                                                                                                         

NEWS AROUND THE STATE: THE NEWS YOU SHOULD KNOW

07/06/2017:
New Jersey Unsafe Used Tire Legislature Goes to Governor
New legislation that prohibits the sale of unsafe used tires in NJ has been sent to Gov. Chris Christie. The bill (A 3896) would prohibit the sale of unsafe used tires that pose a risk to New Jersey motorists and impose a fine on a business that sells a tire that exhibits any one of several unsafe conditions such as worn-out tread, visible damage, or improper repairs. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), worn-out tires (Tires worn to 1/16th of an inch) are three times more likely to be involved in a crash than tires with sufficient tread depth. Tires with exposed steel belts or other internal components threaten a tire’s structural integrity, while bulges indicate possible internal damage that can lead to tread separation. The U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA), the Tire Industry Association (TIA), and the New Jersey Gas Station-C-Store-Automotive Association (NJGCA) all support the bill.  “This legislation will help prevent high-risk, used tires from jeopardizing safety on New Jersey roads,” said Anne Forristall Luke, USTMA president and CEO. “We urge Gov. Christie to sign this important consumer protection legislation,” Luke adds. “We are very appreciative of Assemblywoman Sumter and Sen. Nicholas Scutari (D-Linden) for their leadership and persistence advance this measure through the Legislature to the governor’s desk.”
 
07/03/2017:
States yanking electric-car incentives and slapping on new fees to pay for infrastructure
For drivers of electric cars, going green is starting to take more “green.”  A growing number of states are imposing new fees on electric vehicles as officials scrounge for ways to pay for infrastructure projects they say are long overdue. At least five states, including California, passed bills targeting the cars this year, bringing the total number with fees on the books to 13. The charges generally range from $100 to $200 a year.  The passage of the fee in California -- home to one of the most prominent names in electric vehicles, Tesla Motors -- underscores the shift in sentiment toward the technology. Many states initially encouraged drivers to make the switch to cleaner cars through tax incentives and other measures.  But now, cash-strapped and pothole-ridden, states are asking the eco-friendly to pay up.  Proponents of the fees say the issue is one of fairness.  Since 2013, 24 states and the District of Columbia have moved to raise their gas tax, including 5 states just this year, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. In California, a 12¢ hike in the gas tax is expected to pay for nearly half of the state's $52.4 billion infrastructure package to repair roads and alleviate congestion. But since electric cars don't need gas, those drivers don't pay the tax -- even though they use the same roads as traditional cars. California's new $100 annual fee on electric vehicles will go into effect in 2020 and is expected to raise $200 million over the next decade.
 
06/29/2017:
2 Bills in Congress That Could Save Vaping
The vaping industry received encouraging news as a subcommittee within the House Appropriations Committee on Agriculture approved a bill with language that may ease U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules on e-cigarettes and vaping products. Language within the U.S. House of Representatives’ agricultural appropriations bill for fiscal year 2018 would change the so-called “predicate date,” the date from which products can be grandfathered into a less restrictive FDA application process, from Feb. 15, 2007, to Aug. 8, 2016. The 2007 date is a damaging end point for e-cigarettes and vaping products, because most were not on the market back then. If not grand-fathered in before that predicate date, vaping, cigar and other tobacco products would have to undergo a rigorous, expensive FDA application process to stay on or go to market. The 2007 date is particularly challenging to the vaping industry because that is the year e-cigs were introduced in the United States. Requiring a strict review of all product since then would effectively gut the market. To read more about a second ongoing attempt in Congress to change the FDA’s predicate date, click the link above.
 
06/28/2017:
Wawa application faces opposition in Oakland
An Oakland borough ShopRite's landlord came out swinging in the first hearing for a proposed Wawa store and gas station before the Oakland zoning board this week. Attorney Carl Rizzo, who represents the landlord, challenged everything from signage on gas pumps to who has jurisdiction over the section of Route 202 where the Wawa would be built. Wawa is seeking seven variances, including exemptions from the borough's rules on signage, retaining walls, and impervious coverage, as part of its bid to build a store and gas station at 101 Plaza Road, where a Burger King now stands. Jayare Associates, the owner of the property next door, where a ShopRite is located, is objecting to the project. At the hearing, Wawa attorney Gail Price eventually persuaded the board to accept “straight line diagrams” indicating Route 202 is under county jurisdiction. However, waiting until the evening that hearings begin to notify Wawa of a possible deficiency in its public notices indicates the level of animosity attending the application. Rizzo continued his criticism of the application throughout the evening, arguing that the applicant should make a better effort to reduce the project's impervious coverage, questioning Wawa's ability to limit the site's customers to those driving cars and small trucks, and suggesting that the proposed gas pump lettering constituted further signage that would require variances.  To read more about the project, click the link above.

                                                                                                                                                                  

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TMP Energy Solutions

Another Way to Save on Your Energy Bills

We have had a number of NJGCA members successfully reduce their rate per kWh signing up through our energy saving program. We know it's difficult to collect 12 months worth of previous electric bills to get an "accurate" analysis when comparing a variable rate to a fixed rate, but we now have another option available. 

This new solution is a power purchase option; the other program is still in full force and has saved members thousands of dollars. If you sign up for the power purchase option, you will be grouped with other NJGCA members until the minimum kW demand is acquired. By pooling the member's usage together, you will be able to take advantage, as large energy users do, and receive a lower kWh rate.

Each member will receive their own contract. Each member is responsible to sign and return the agreement the day it is received in order to secure the price for their group.

Please do your due diligence, so when you receive the proposal and the agreement you will be able to make an intelligent decision.

If by chance, you still want us to assess you bills, to give you a price to compare, we will require 12 months of your most recent utility bills.

There are no bills required, but we would still like to have one bill per meter on file to check account #'s, meter #'s  service addresses and other pertinent information incase there is a problem.

The term of the agreement is for 12 months. During this term period, you will have price protection against any energy price increases along with a low fixed kWh rate.

If you are interested in becoming part of this power purchase option, please contact Greg Cannon at the NJGCA.

Remember when you sign up your energy through the NJGCA Energy Program, TMP makes a considerable donation to the NJGCA Scholarship Fund through their proceeds. This has no affect on your rate, and costs you nothing out of pocket.

We hope to help hundreds of NJGCA members reduce their utility costs by participating in this and our other cost reduction programs.  Our purpose, in the endeavor, is to help NJGCA members lower their energy costs while supporting the NJGCA Scholarship Fund. 

Contact GREG CANNON at 732-256-9646 or email Greg at greg@njgca.org. Mention that you are interested in saving money on your energy bills. NJGCA & TMP Energy Solutions will handle all the rest.