Arkansas HVACR NewsMagazine September 2018

should follow. After all, is giving up $60 per month that great of a sacrifice? Finally, if the Department of Labor can see value in construction trades being under one umbrella, perhaps the Health Department can see it as well. Perhaps we can all work together to make this one stop shop for construction become a reality. Back to Senator Bart Hester. This is one idea that we hope he pursues. It is a huge step forward in streamlining construction industry oversight, reducing headache to the

contractors, and possibly reducing costs to consumers. Only one last snafu. If we are to achieve one stop shop and put these agencies in one building, someone has to build it. There isn’t enough room in existing facilities. Perhaps Senator Hester could make this dream a reality by convincing his colleagues to appropriate money to build onto the existing Contractor’s Licensing Board facility. Yes, it is a little money now, but serves the public for years to come.

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