[TowerTalk] Towable towers available from the government

[Roger (K8RI) on TT]

On 8/31/2013 6:22 AM, Dan Schaaf wrote:
> Substantive BS !

Sure beats the form letters I get from my senator (At least he's not 
going to run again..he says.) that could be applied to anything that 
says only, I'll keep your views in mind without referring to any thing.  
Some one apparently wrote this one.

73

Roger (K8RI)
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> -----Original Message----- From: Pete Smith N4ZR Sent: Saturday, 
> August 31, 2013 5:57 AM To: towertalk at contesting.com Subject: Re: 
> [TowerTalk] Towable towers available from the government
> Heck, that's a lot more substantive than the sort of BS I get when I 
> write my Congressperson.
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> On 8/30/2013 6:29 PM, Jon Pearl - W4ABC wrote:
>> ...and here's the *answer* that I received, today:
>>
>> August 30, 2013
>>
>> Thank you for letting me know of your concerns regarding the way in 
>> which the Department of Defense (DOD) disposes of certain surplus 
>> assets by auctioning them to the public. As the Chairman of the 
>> Appropriations Subcommittee on National Defense, you can be sure that 
>> I share your interest in this regard and appreciate knowing your 
>> thoughts.
>>
>> The Defense Logistics Agency(DLA)Dispositions Services is charged 
>> with disposing ofthe U.S. military'sexcess property. According to the 
>> DOD, the excess property "is first offered for reutilization within 
>> the Department of Defense , transfer to other federal agencies, or 
>> donation to state and local governments andother qualified 
>> organizations." In 2008, $2.2 billion worth of property was 
>> reutilized.DLA Disposition Services maintains a Law Enforcement 
>> Support Office (LESO)to coordinate transfers to state, local, and 
>> federal; more than 11,500 agencies in all 50 states participate in 
>> this program. In 2011, over $500 million worth of equipment was 
>> transferred to law enforcement agencies. Property that has not been 
>> transferred or donated can be made available for purchase by the 
>> public. Of course, assets with military characteristics must be 
>> demilitarized prior to being made available to the public.
>>
>> In an effort to be of all possible assistance to you, I have taken 
>> the liberty of contacting Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, to share 
>> with him your thoughts. The Secretary has assured me that your views 
>> will be given serious consideration. This is a matter under careful 
>> scrutiny by the Congress and you can be sure that I will continue to 
>> monitor any new developments that occur.
>>
>> Again, thank you for taking the time to contact me regarding this 
>> matter of mutual concern. It is my hope that you will continue to 
>> keep me apprised of your interest in legislative issues important to 
>> you.
>>
>> With best wishes and personal regards, I am
>>
>>
>> Bill Young
>> Member of Congress
>>
>>
>> On 8/14/2013 7:24 PM, Jon Pearl - W4ABC wrote:
>>> I saw this ad, earlier this month.
>>>
>>> I sent a letter to my Congressman asking how it was this didn't 
>>> somehow qualify as waste, fraud or abuse of our wallets?
>>>
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>>
>>> Jon Pearl - W4ABC
>>> www.w4abc.com
>>>
>>>
>>> On 8/14/2013 6:50 PM, Mickey Baker wrote:
>>>> Careful - this appears to be 198,000 pounds of scrap, now selling 
>>>> at $45
>>>> per pound, about $9M dollars, probably close to what the government 
>>>> paid
>>>> for it.
>>>>
>>>> It looks like a better deal... but that's the way I read it.
>>>>
>>>> 73,
>>>>
>>>> Mickey N4MB
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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