Thank you, Mr. Chair. You know, for years communities have been saying: We want the ability and the power to make our own decisions, decide what’s best for our community. I think the New Deal has given them that power, and if they want to use it for main street paving, chipsealing their main street, then, you know, that’d be their decision.

By putting it back in here, I’m not sure where we’re going with this. I’m willing to support any of the Members bringing motions forward, but there are times when you just have to say, “Maybe this might not be the best for communities. Is this what the community wants?” I’m just afraid if we go there, then — I think it’s been mentioned a couple of times — money may have to be pulled back.

I’m sure there’s the expertise within MACA if the communities decide to take advantage of it, to get some input and just get some help from MACA in deciding how to go about it. But at the end of the day, the decision should be the community’s as to whether they want their main streets chipsealed or not.

I’m just not sure where we’re going with this. We seemed to have spent a lot of time on this one particular motion and the amendment. I’m saying let’s just let the communities decide for themselves if that’s what they want to do and not just put it all

back on MACA again. They have been trying to give the power to the community. I’m a big supporter of that.