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Show Contractor Absence Causes Delay on Airport Job m Work has been halted for a short time at Can-yonlands Can-yonlands Field, according accord-ing to County Commission Commis-sion chairman G. H. Newell New-ell this week. Newell stated that the County had made arrangements ar-rangements with Schock-er Schock-er Construction Company, Com-pany, contractor for the was listed at $4.5 million, mil-lion, compared to $4.1 million last year. The only category to show a decrease was livestock, down from $208 thousand last year to $179 thousand thous-and this year. Mr. Beach stated that large numbers num-bers of Colorado sheep using Grand County ranges in the winter time, had been decreasing the last few years, bringing about the drop in valuation valua-tion in that category. The $20 million plus valuation indicated a continuation con-tinuation of the modest rise in values which be-1 be-1 gan last year. Grand County's assessed valuation valu-ation at one time stood at over $22 million, but that figure dropped nearly near-ly $3 million two years ago when Texas GulfSul-phur GulfSul-phur Co.'s potash property prop-erty was revalued by the State Tax Commission. Mr. Beach stated that he has given the new valuation figures to taxing tax-ing units in Grand County, Coun-ty, pa r t i c u la r ly the schools, so that work can be done preliminary to the establishing of mill levies for the coming Nov. 30 payment deadline. project, for the company to use a gravel shaker belonging to the county. This shaker was to provide pro-vide half inch gravel to be mixed on the runway and hauled to the parking apron and taxiway to remove re-move the uneveness of the surface that they just completed. The screeen for the shaker was ordered by the County and received last week, however, as of Wednesday crews from Schocker had not returned return-ed to the job. After this final layer of gravel is applied to the runway, County crews will then have to move in, Newell said, to lay the seal coat. This is being done through a contractural arrangement with Schocker, Schoc-ker, which does not have a chipping machine. Mr. Newell contacted Schocker Schoc-ker on Tuesday and was told that a transport was to be on the site late this week. It is anticipated that the gravel work will take about a week to complete. Other work remaining to be completed at the airport prior to the time that Frontier resumes service is installing of security fences, which is soon to be contracted; as well as lights to corr-form corr-form to FAA standards on security, Mr. Newell said. The County is also being required to provide fire fighting equipment for the airport and personnel per-sonnel to man this fire equipment. In this particular par-ticular project, the FAA will pay 82 per cent of the cost of erection of the security fence, 82 per cent of the cost of fire fighting equipment, except for the suits worn by the firefighters, and 100 per cent of the security sec-urity guard's salary. Mr. Newell indicated that the County was attempting to have Robert Rynio, fixed base operator at Canyonlands Field, certified cer-tified as the security guard for the airport. Mr. Newell expressed the hope that Schocker crews would return to the project shortly so that the project can be finished finish-ed as soon as possible. He also indicated that if some contact with Schocker Schoc-ker is not made soon, if may become necessary for the County to charge a penalty on their contract. |