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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, Highways and Airports Coexist Under New Utah DOT When the Utah Department of Highways and the Utah Division of Aeronautics were incorporated into a single Utah Department of Transportation, opponents of the merger worried that the Aeronautics Division would be overshadowed by the much larger Highway Department, and that air matters would take a back seat to highway matters. With two months of experience living under the same roof, such hasnt been the case, according to Bobby V. Walker, State Aeronautics Director. Far from being overshadowed, he said, his agency has new expertise and resources it never had before. Services for shich the Aeronautics Division once had to contract, such as airport engineering and design, landscaping, and environmental impact studies, are now available with the former Utah Department of Highways large and staff. We can now handle an airport 10, 1975 OCTOBER Confiscated Items Sold by Division of Wildlife Resources tions to discontinue air service to rural Utah communities. They are currently exploring the possibility of establishing a statewide air Rifles, shotguns, rods and reels, dipnets, knives, spotlights and other miscellaneous hunting and fishing equipment illegally used since September 1974 sold for a record $7,741.90 at a Division of Wildlife Resources auction. Some 653 persons registered to purchase the items which Utah courts confiscated from wildlife law violators. The 63 rifles and shotguns, 158 rods and reels, and 28 transportation system utilizing commuter airlines and local fixed base air taxis. Under the proposal, he explained, the air taxis would transport passengers from small communities to larger communities served by commuter airlines. The commuter airlines would then transfer them to major airports where they could make connections to just about anywhere in the world. Mr. Walker said a committee, appointed by the Transportation Commission, is currently studying the technical problems, possible routes, costs, and sources of funding associated with the proposal. -- miscellaneous items were pur- chased by 128 persons. The Division is required by law to sell confiscated items at public auction. Revenue derived goes into the Wildlife Resources account, from which the legislature appropriates money to the Division. er Page Nine School Bus Drivers Take Additional Training drivers sponsibilities (driving and nonUtahs school stu- driving) are studied in depth. Drivdents are receiving additional train- ing tasks will include basic control workshops are tasks, routine route driving, ening. The eight-hou- r being held in each of the 40 school vironmental factors, complex perdistricts. Training sessions, while ceptual skills, driver influences and totaling eight hours, take two and emergency skills. f tasks, loading days to complete. Mr. tasks include pre-triKelvin C. Clayton, Training Speunloading, mechanical operation of cialist in Pupil Transportation, Of- bus while bus is in motion on the fice of the Utah State Board of road, observing traffic rules and Education, is conducting the work- regulations, passenger supervision, shops. Some districts have compreventive maintenance, accident pleted the sessions, while others mechanical breakdown, transportation of handicapped students, spehave yet to receive them. In speaking about the workshops cial activity trips, evacuation drills, Dr. Walter D. Talbot, Utah State operating and self improvement. Clayton also stated that 93,338 Superintendent of Public Instrucwere tion, said, "When it comes to being students transported More than who transport one-thousa- Non-drivin- p one-hal- responsible for children's lives as well as for the drivers, there is no such thing as being too good." According to Clayton, driver re 10,779,978 miles on 977 ed project from conception rnoml w do y right through to the final audit, said Mr. This will result in a Walker. savings to the taxpayers because each service contracted to a private company includes a margin of profit, he said. Mr. Walker also pointed out that the airport maintenance is benefiting from the merger. He said the Department of Transportations maintenance forces are currently placing a seal coat surface on four airports in the state. Seal coating used to be contracted to private firms. By doing the job with state forces, were saving money and we're saving time because we don't have to go through the bidding process, he said. Mr. Walker emphasized that a strong spirit of cooperation exists between the Utah Transportation Commission and the Utah Aeronautics Committee, a committee which serves in an advisory capacity to help determine the states aerohautics policy. He said the Transportation Commission is not allowing air transportation needs to play second fiddle to highway needs. Mr. Walker said the Transporta tion Commission is especially concerned over the number of airlines which have announced their inten- - mfcrrnm o ! 1974 Generating Plant Cost (Per Kilowatt) 1971 A. .. j t, , Cost to build generating plants is increasing! Here are four facts: jjc CJaNV COlMt AfZE USIN6 ilEW CONCEPT 0ALLEP A OrEN reoexAHTooFFser wms$ou9 KI9J46 COSTS .AMP UWEKEP gUBU.MEMT . ii cost twice as much to build our most recent generating unit as one built three years earlier. Your use of electricity is increasing. We must build additional units at inflated costs to meet your needs. We have to pay these inflationary costs. We have no choice! It Utah peuKtf&lighl eufDpcmy 0Cboo L of Fez am "fbo&k. 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