THE GOVERNOR CALLS THIS A GENERATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT. what the members of the Alabama legislature have done today is to improve Alabama's AND IF YOU DRIVE, THIS MIGHT HAVE YOU LOOKING AT YOUR GAS BUDGET AND THE BOTTOM LINE. BUT CBS 42 NEWS REPORTER HILLARY SIMON IS LIVE IN JEFFERSON COUNTY TONIGHT LOOKING AT HOW THIS INCREASE WILL AFFECT FIRST RESPONDERS, BURNING FUEL EVERY DAY TO KEEP YOU SAFE. HILLARY? JACK, THEY KNOW SOON THIS NUMBER WILL BE GOING UP. THE IS MAKE IT WORK. " FOR FIRST RESPONDERS, THEYRE RELY ON ROAD CONDITIONS TO HELP THEM GET FROM POINT A TO POINT B IN A TIMELY MANNER.
it puts strains on things. Response times. you have to adjust for your next closest unit FOR REGIONAL PARAMEDICAL SERVICES, THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS ON THIS GAS TAX AND WHAT THAT WILL DO TO THEIR BUDGET. overtime we'll be looking a quarter million dollar increase on our budget just for fuel// its a jaw dropping moment. its a big VEHCILE.
BUT FOR VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS, CHANGING THE BUDGET ISN'T THAT SIMPLE. it adds up a lot. we're on limited funding in our area just like a lot of other departments close by. we struggle to get by and this is going to hurt long term AT MAYTOWN FIRE DEPARMENT, CHIEF SHANE RUSSELL SAYS IT COSTS ABOUT 150 TO FILL UP ONE TANK. HE SAYS IT'S GOING TO HURT EVERYONE.. and i just don't think it's fair to them or us with us being volunteer fire vehicle.
that puts a hurt on us too. " THEY HOPE THAT REPAIR COSTS FOR THEIR VEHICLES WILL GO.
Source : CBS 42