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Show A1 2 Wednesday, April 21 , 2004 Vernal Express , Members of Uintah Special Service the Highline Tunnel project. Highline t urinal repairs funded by USSD An inspection of completed repairs on the Highline Canal Tunnel, which runs north to south underneath the Air Village Roadway, was completed Tuesday, April 13. The Board of the Uintah Special Service District accepted the Air Village Road Project, 2500 West to the water tanks, on Feb. 4 of this year. When the board was advised of the unstable tunnel, and with Highline Canal Company unable to fund repairs, the Special Service District Board approved funding needed repairs. The District's board felt it important impor-tant to make repairs to the tunnel to protect the new road structure as well as insure safety to the traveling public. Stabilization of the tunnel will also protect future water flow of the Highline Canal. The project was expedited, as all work on the tunnel had to be complete by April 15, at which time water is expected in the Highline. The project, engineered by CIVCO Engineering of Vernal and constructed by Burdick Paving, Inc., involved inserting a 72inch pipe culvert into the tunnel and then filling the remaining cavity with a cement slurry product. The tunnel is 350 feet in length. The tunriel'$ diameter was originally 7 feet, in CM That's the percentage of lung cancer that's caused by smoking. With those odds, are you still willing to put your family at risk? Just another example of how smoking affects us all. To quit, call 1-888-567-TRUTH or visit Utahqultnel.COBI. TfIG TRUTH District mark the completion of diameter. However, deterioration of the interior had widened one area to a 30-foot diameter. The tunnel's history is unclear but is believed to have been constructed construct-ed beginning in 1913 with hand tools, horses and manual labor. Dwayne Holmes, president of the Highline Canal Company's Board of Directors, discussed the importance impor-tance of the canal to those present at the inspection. The canal not only carries water to stockholders for watering of crops but also provides flood protection pro-tection to the County. The tunnel provides moisture to the soils of the valley, which helps maintain the greenness that local residents enjoy. Holmes explained that the canal's right-of-way must be maintained in order to protect these services. The District estimates costs of this road project, which includes tunnel work at approximately $655,000. Construction of the roadway is anticipated to begin June 1 and end July 15. The District's Countywide Chip Seal Project, which involves 60 miles of roads in Uintah County, began Monday of this week. The District has chip sealed 230 miles of roads the past 2 years. Schools consider new weapon policy Wording and intent in policies for legally concealed weapons on school and district property were addressed by the Uintah School Board at its April 13 meeting. In presenting the single page first reading of the proposed new policy (Standards 2.0-2.5), Lany Klein found a fluny of Board member, student aged and adult patron questions. ques-tions. Students said that they would feel uncomfortable with faculty visibly armed if they were unable to place their weapons anywhere on school property and board members questioned what requirements require-ments could legally be put into effect if existing legislation outlining outlin-ing concealed weaponry by the legal system would override Board efforts. Section 1.1 states, "The purpose of this policy is to define the use of legally concealed weapons on or about school premises or other district dis-trict buildings or property, by students, stu-dents, employees, on-site vendors, patrons and volunteers." The proposed policy would bring disciplinary sanctions "which may include termination" if students or employees were found in possession posses-sion or use of a weapon in a school building, in or on school property, or in conjunction with any school activity, or in any other school district dis-trict location, unless specifically authorized by law." The policy would include any school-owned vehicles used to transport students to and from school or school activities and school-sponsored or approved events and functions. As proposed, the new policy says that with the exception of police officers, employees and students who carry a legally concealed weapon may not use district property, prop-erty, or classroom equipment to cover, hide, or secret a weapon or store dangerous items. The Board will consider citizen input at its next meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 1 1 prior to the second sec-ond reading of the proposed policy action. 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