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Tell me about, when you got the call that you were going to do,
to get this stimulus project, what was your reaction?
Um, elation, mostly.
We've had one of the slowest years, I think in the history
of our existence here in Monroe.
And knowing that I could get my crew back to work
and possibly hire new people was a great feeling.
How many people have you been able to hire?
Um, specifically for this job we've hired three apprentices.
Mostly, this job enabled me to put all
of my regulars back to work.
So, when you picked up the phone to make some
of those phone calls, what kind of a response did you get?
Oh, the people that I initially contacted were
through the apprenticeship program.
And of course they have a lot of kids on the out of work program.
And they were thrilled that they were going to be able
to send people to work in Monroe.
I also think it's pretty exciting to be a part
of the whole stimulus package program.
We've heard about it, we've watched it
on the news, we've seen it coming.
And then, to actually say, yeah, I'm a part of that,
I think is pretty exciting.