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' t Written Proposal Regarding Future Use. 5A. American Systems Technologies, Inc. is a firm specializing in complete railroad engineering which includes construction and maintenance of railroad grade crossing warning devices. We operate with three crews currently working in about 13 states. We contract to railroads, state governments (through department of transportation) , and local municipalities. References can be furnished if necessary. An example of one job is as follows. Public hearings determine that an existing grade crossing protection is inadequate or obsolete on the Wisconsin and Calumet railroad tracks in Cross Plains, WI. The state of Wisconsin orders that it be upgraded and agrees to fund all or part of the job. Our engineer visits the sight, returns to the office, draws up plans and estimates. Our purchasing department orders all materials, cabeling, insulation materials, new masts, new lights, etc. In about one month, when materials arrive, our shop assembles the aluminum mast and lights, then another area of our shop rebuilds the 4 x 6 (or larger) steel case with all new wiring and electronics. While this is being done in the shop, one of our field crews would be digging in new wiring, under the pavement, new foundations and so on. Everything is then installed on site and our office spends several days preparing the billing. Our office staff consists of approximately seven people at any time, our field crews number 20 to 25. Projected growth this year would be five to ten people, probably drawing two to three from the local area. Our ideas for the building would be to transform two of the classrooms into office space, keeping windows and architecture basically the same. We would probably transform one to two of the classrooms into assembly and case wiring areas (as described previously) . The gymnasium area would become our warehouse, stocking everything from lights to relays and cable. Our incoming shipments average two trucks per week. We would, subject to local restrictions and the concerns of neighboring property owners, have some kind of outside storage of lights, masts, and other items in one corner of the old schoolyard. I would like to emphasize that fuel storage, oil tanks, or chemical waste are not a part of our operation. 5B. Time schedule for development. Obviously, our objective would be to move in as soon as possible, however, due to modifications, permits, etc. , a realistic projection for the occupancy and completion of most building work would be three to five months. At that time, most, if not all, development of the property would be completed.