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Vol. XlIX • No. 7
“The Nation’s Best Read Construction Newspaper… Founded in 1957.” Your New England States Connection • Amanda Hogeboom-merritt 1-800-988-1203
Award-Winning Company Solves Warren, R.I., Landscape Problems By Jay Adams CEG CORRESPONDENT
One couldn’t blame Charles “Chuck” Staton for taking a couple of days off in Florida after 13 consecutive, 15-hourday, snow-plowing marathons in January through March. “I mark them in my book,” said Staton of the storms and
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the hours. There were just as many storms in the winter of 2013 to 2014 as this year, but relentless recurring blizzards kept sixfoot snow drifts on the streets and sidewalks of New England for two solid months. Chuck Staton, the owner of Staton’s Landscaping Inc., celebrated 35 years and counting during these storms. He established his company in Warren, R.I., his hometown, in 1979, seven years after graduating from the local high school just down the street from his Chestnut Street equipment yard. “My dad encouraged me to work outside. He showed me what to do and I liked it. I was cutting grass and weeding beds in our yard and for money, starting when I was 10 years old,” said Staton. “That turned to summer jobs while I always had a few steady clients. Then, when I went to the University of Rhode Island (U.R.I.), I was unsure what see StAtON page 4
Vt. Increases Spending — Reducing Backlog of Deficient Infrastructure By Wilson ring ASSOCIATED PRESS
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) Despite a decrease in real dollars that Vermont has received from the federal Highway Trust Fund over the past five years the state has increased spending on highway projects — reducing its backlog of structurally deficient bridges and catching up on much-needed paving projects.
Federal statistics analyzed by The Associated Press show that in the five-year period ending with Fiscal 2013 the state received a 7.8 percent increase in funding from the Highway Trust fund, but that amounts to a decrease of 0.3 percent when adjusted for inflation. Nevertheless, over that same five-year period Vermont’s overall highway spending increased by 31.2 percent bringing the state’s total spending in 2013 to $518.4 million. see SPENdINg page 6