State Rep. Haraz Ghanbari, a Perrysburg Republican who attended the commission meeting as a non-voting member, expressed concerns about putting E-Z Pass user data such as names, addresses, license plate numbers, and debit or credit card numbers in the hands of a company based outside the United States, even a country like Singapore that has enjoyed friendly relations with the U.S. for decades.
Jerry Hruby, chair of the turnpike commission, asked the turnpike’s lawyer to double-check the turnpike’s contracts with TransCore to see whether the company was required to notify turnpike officials before the company was sold to an overseas firm, according to Ghanbari. “We don’t outsource anything outside of the United States, and we won’t going forward, either,” he said. In response to Hruby’s question, Marks said ST Engineering could make revisions to the deal, but he is “certain that’s not going to happen.”
Herberger testified that a company based in Italy owned the previous operator at those service plazas. The rejection of Applegreen’s bid means the spaces will remain vacant until the commission can find a new operator.
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