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Show ft" 1 Post-interstate costs likely to rise Park Record Thursday, April 18, 1991 Page A1 1 With initial construction of the giant Interstate highway system virtually vir-tually complete, the cost of building and maintaining highways in the United States is likely to go up rather than down, according to Utah Foundation, the private research organization. The increased burden is expected to fall more heavily on the states than on the Federal government. The paradoxical situation arises from the fact that substantial stretches stret-ches of the interstate, begun in the mid-1950s, are now in need of extensive exten-sive rehabilitation andor enlargement, enlarge-ment, and at current prices the cost of these operations may significantly significant-ly exceed original construction costs, the Foundation notes in a research report released Monday. The anticipated additional burden on the states would come from the administration's announced policy of shifting more of the responsibility for highway maintenance from the Federal Government to the states. Utah highway officials have adopted a "preservation strategy" for the state's announced five-year highway program, seeking to keep the present system from deteriorating rather than planning extensive new construction. However, some significant new construction con-struction will have to be undertaken, the Foundation notes. On the national scene, Congress has not yet debated highway issues, but the President in mid-February made public a five-year, $105 billion program for the nation's transportation transporta-tion system. A two-tier highway system is planned, a 150,000 mile primary system that would include the completed 43,000 mile Interstate plus 107,000 miles of primary connecting con-necting roads across the nation, and a secondary system to be composed of state and local roads which are of regional rather that national significance. Federal funding on the Interstate stretches of the primary system would remain essentially as it has been in the past (90 percent federal and 10 percent state money, with some adjustments for special cir cumstances), but the federal share on other parts of the primary system could drop to 72 percent from the 83 percent that applied to the former federal primary road system, and on the proposed secondary system the federal share could drop to 60 percent. per-cent. Utah would retain its favored status as a public lands state under the President's proposal, and would also benefit from a provision which would adjust the allocation formula in favor of states with relatively low population density. Despite these advantages, ad-vantages, the proposed increase in states' shares of highway costs, particularly par-ticularly on the secondary system, could put a severe strain on Utah's highway funding resources. Foundation Founda-tion analysts point out. Highway officials across the nation na-tion have shown some acceptance for the President's proposals, but have also raised a number of objections, objec-tions, and the bill incorporating the administrration plan is not expected to pass as introduced, the Foundation Founda-tion says. One proposal which is backed by the larger (in population) states and which would be contrary to the interests in-terests of Utah and other western states would be a new formula for allocating federal highway funds among states based 70 percent on motor fuel consumption, 15 percent on highway mileage, and 15 percent on land area. Less populous states cannot match the political clout of the larger states, but Foundation analysts see at least faint hope of effecting ef-fecting some change due to the opposition op-position of environmentalist groups to the proposed formula, on the grounds that it would reward excessive ex-cessive fuel consumption and penalize fuel conservation measures such as car pooling. Utah highway officials say the state would fare as well or better under the President's plan than under any other plan so far advanced, advanc-ed, but recognize that the proposed increase in states' share of federal-state federal-state highway costs would put a severe strain on Utah's highway resources. rAV7T( DESERT HORIZONS RANCH presents AVAVAVAv April 25, 26, 27, 28, 1991 RED ROCK WRITERS' RETREAT FictionNon-fictionHow to Get Published Springdale - Zion Nat'l Park Instructor: Pam Houston all inclusive $300 A A A A A A . . A a . A . A A May 3, 4, 5 EMPOWERING OURSELVES FROM WITHIN A weekend retreat for Women Mountain Spaa Resort, Midway, Utah Facilitator: Robin Pfeiffer MSW, LCSW $250 (deposit of $100 due by April 30th) VAVAVAVAVavaY Humanities Council Erickson to speak at conference Call 363-2208 AvTA 7a receives grant The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded a grant of $74,710 to the Utah Humanities Coun cil (formerly called the Utah Endowment En-dowment for the Humanities) to sponsor eight programs called "Seeking the Common Good: Ethics and the Environment". Roundtable discussions will feature panels made up of business people, academics, government officials, of-ficials, environmentalists, and agricultural representatives. Roundtables will be held in Cedar City, Ci-ty, Ephraim, Logan, Ogden, Price, ProvoOrem, St. George and Salt Lake City. In each location, panelists will be selected from local agencies and institutions, and discussions will focus on issues of local interest. This project will be a continuation of the Humanities Council's series called "Everyday Choices: Personal Per-sonal and Professional Ethics." Two previous roundtable projects have addressed issues of life and death (abortion, capital punishment, euthanasia) and questions of privacy. Award-winning television Homeless survey informative On January 31, 1991, a survey of homeless persons in public shelters in Utah was undertraken. Thirty-four Thirty-four agencies participated by reporting repor-ting the number of persons in their shelters. Some interesting results were reported. There were 1,090 homeless persons per-sons in shelters. Of the 1,090 persons, 265 are in families. The 265 persons make up 86 families. Of the 86 families, 36 are single parent families, with 31 single female heads of family and 5 male heads of family. fami-ly. Within the 265 persons in families, 140 of the persons are children. According to a 1986 survey, 20.3 percent of the homeless population stay at a shelter (this was before the Travelers Aid Shelter was completed, com-pleted, so this percentage may have changed however it does give insight in-sight into how homeless people are living). If this percentage has not greatly changed, then the total number of homeless people in shelters, on the street, living in cars, and staying in camps on January 31, 1991 would have been around 5,400 persons. This demonstrates that homelessness in Utah is a serious problem demanding attention. One way that attention has been given to homeless issues has been the Homeless Income Tax Check-Off. The monies go to homeless agencies statewide that serve homeless people. 10 Ways to Avoid Becoming a Victim of Telemarketing Fraud... The brochure Swindlers are Calling, gives you tips, so you can avoid becoming a statistic. Call for a free copy! 800-621-3570; 800-572-9400 (in Illinois) versions of these earlier roundtables were produced by KUED-TV, the public television station at the University of Utah. KUED will cosponsor the Salt Lake roundtable on environmental ethics, filming it for broadcast use. The roundtables will be similar in format to the PBS series "Constitution: "Constitu-tion: That Delicate Balance", in which a moderator asks panelists to role-play in hypothetical situations. The discussions will bring up issues which relate to real environmental problems, but in an atmosphere of exploration and open exchange, rather than one of hard positions and stonewalling. An advisory panel has been formed, form-ed, with law and philosophy professor pro-fessor Leslie Pickering Francis and political scientist John Francis, both of the University of Utah, serving as project scholars. Coordinator for the project will be Elaine Thatcher. For more information on the environmental en-vironmental ethics roundtables, or on any Utah Humanities Council programs, call 531-7868. Haircuts to benefit environment Salon De Beaute will raise money to help nationwide tree planting efforts ef-forts by hosting an Aveda Cut-A-Thon in their salon at Stein Eriksen Lodge in Deer Valley on April 21, 1991. Salon De Beaute will be one of 2,000 Aveda salons across the country coun-try to open its doors for business on Sunday in observance of Earth Day 1991. The salon will offer haircuts at a reduced price and donate the day's proceeds to Global ReLeaf, the national na-tional tree-planting program of the American Forestry Association. Trees help our environment in many ways: they provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from our air; they control flooding and prevent pre-vent soil erosion; they shade our homes and streets; and they provide habitat for wildlife. Global ReLeaf's initiative in promoting the nation's tree and forest resources has made it the most successful tree-planting organization in the world. This is the 2nd Annual Aveda Cut-A-Thon. Last year's 1990 Cut-A-Thon raised $70,000 for Global ReLeaf. PARK C 1 T Y 1990 11 11 C Y C L E S ENVIRONMENTAL TIP FROM THE PARK CITY RECYCLING CENTER Information gathered from The Earthworks Group By Kari Hays-Walzer According to experts, you can use baking soda and vinegar instead of commercial drain cleaner, which is highly toxic. Their instructions: Pour a handful of baking soda down the drain; follow it by pouring a half cup vinegar down the drain as well; coven the drain with a heavy pot (or fill the pot with water). This will force the pressure down instead of allowing the mixture to fizz up out of the drain Use this formula periodically to keep your drain clean; it won't clear an already clogged drain. Tip- Commercial drain cleaners sometimes contain Hydrochloric acid check the labels If you need to buy one. Bruce Erickson, Park City resident resi-dent and Resort Design Manager at The Sear-Brown Group's Resort Design Division, will speak at two sessions of a four-day conference on recreation trends and mountain resort development at Vail, Colorado Col-orado April 18-21. Organized by the University of Colorado at Boulder, SnowCountry and Ski Area Management, specific topics Erickson will address include: in-clude: Growth and change in resort communities issues and problems; pro-blems; and The future of ski area design and mountain resort development develop-ment in North America. Park City Public Affairs Director Myles Rademan will join Erickson on both panel discussions. Erickson, a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, was recently lead speaker on a panel before the Alberta Tourism Planning Division. 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