There seems to be a storm of controversy about the approval of the pavers that were used on the Meridian in Addison. I have repeatedly had to defend myself and my company in that we did not seek approval for the Belden brick pavers by Boral Bricks. In all of the years we have been working with the Town of Addison we have installed countless projects without any problems. As you are aware the Eureka pavers that Acme used to sell are no longer available. It is true that now Acme has a paver that has been approved but was not available or in stock at the time of our installation. This is a bridge that I and many other installers are facing in this rough economy. Brick suppliers are on a “make to order” basis and do not stock material as it is considered as money sitting on the ground. We have used Pinehall pavers as well as just about every other paver available in our market but we are now limited to only a few manufacturers that can produce traffic rated pavers on a short notice. The Belden brick was the only paver available to us in the time frame that Forcecon allowed us. Waiting 12-16 weeks was not an option for any other product. As a result Roger Henjum (my brother and my partner) approached you with the same situation for the Allegro, a project diagonally across the street, at which time on January 9, 2009 at 7:50 in the morning you called him and approved the use of the same paver that you approved on this project, the Belden brick, which was submitted in late December of 2008. Mr. Rafael Viallta with Boral Brick (once again going through the proper channels for this project) approached you for the same approval and you gave it both to him and to me. Are we all mistaken that you did not approve these pavers and if so why were they allowed to stay on the Allegro and in Two Addison Circle, a project that Mr. Ron Lee also with your city approved? We are confused so I guess it is you that must let us know, were they previously approved or not? Michael L. Henjum President 972 780 5554 fax 972 709 0682 Cell 214-957-8257