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Show ACTION LINEEXT. 77000 Although paperwork was submitted for my extended overseas temporary duty assignment a month in advance, I did not get my orders and tickets until three days before my scheduled departure date, only to find out they had scheduled me to leave a day earlier than planned. This gave me only two days to change all of the arrangements I had made. This can cause a great deal of frustration and hardship for travelers and their families. Why can't the traveler be given at least a week's notice of departure times, flight numbers, etc.? Thanks very much for your comments. It has of delays in receiving reservations for overseas TDYs. What we found cut is that your organization, and y is for to clearance be many others, waiting country received before requesting travel reservations. Since the request for travel authority into a particular country can take 30 to 45 days, this was leaving very little time to make reservations after clearance was received. All directorates will be instructed to make country clearance requests and reservations at the same time so that there will be no delay in getting reservations once the country clearance is received. This should resolve the problem for you and many other travelers. pos-sibl- Maj. first-serve- d handicapped? The lots you mentioned were used by the Direc-tor ate of Communications and Computer Systems and the 2849th Civil Engineering Squadron. Effective March 1,' the lots were turned over to the Directorate of Maintenance. A decision was made to combine these lots and use only one lot number, lot 18. I support the carpool concept as it is a way to conserve fuel, improve air quality, and most importantly, reduce congestion. In compliance with Air Force and local regulations, guidelines have been set up as follows: 1.) Employees having physical handicaps which impede walking more than one block will be provided special reserved parking if requested and after a federal medical officer certifies the handicap as justifying the need for special parking privileges. 2) Vanpoolscarpools will be placed on a priority basis,, 4 . . and 3) Employees who do not fall into the categories described in paragraphs 1 and 2, above, will park in lot 1, five-perso- six-perso- n, four-perso- n three-perso- this doesn't satisfy your concern, but we're tryin our parking policy. With the changes fair be to ing we've made in the past year, there are more spaces available in your area. I know r: Private use of government vehicle noticed an Air Force vehicle parked at the restaurant. Are employees allowed to use government vehicles to go to dinner and things like that? QI James W. Hopp ALC commander l Vnnr cnnpAm is annreciated. The vehicle vou ob- served was driven by an individual who was here on temporary duty assignment. Workers are authorized . to use a government vehicle to obtain meals off base when they are on TDY status. In the future if you observe any use of a government vehicle that appears to be outside the official function, please report it to our fleet management section, TPOA, Ext. 79053. They will respond directly to you and ensure corrective measures are accomplished. Control has gono overboard overboard with materials. hazardous of controlling There is no soap in our rest rooms now and if we want to wash our hands we have to go find one of the two people who have the key so we can sign for some soap. Then after we wash our hands we have to take the soap back. We're not allowed to have correction fluid, lotion or Windex in our desks and have to go run them down s when we need them. We're wasting a lot of hazardous. What not are really trying to get items that can be done to correct this situation? man-hour- I would like to thank the shuttle bus driver who had the route between base billeting and the Youth Center at 3:30 p.m., the 16th. My children were waiting for the bus inside billeting because it was cold and the bus driver drove right past. When they ran to try to catch the bus he spotted them and went around the block to pick them up. Again, thanks a lot. ' The bus driver has been complimented. Thanks "' for telling me. If this situation is occurring, then we have gone Jt overboard. I couldn't verify your allegation because you didn't provide an office symbol or building number where this is taking place. The hazardous materiel management system was never intended to be used to control soap or routine office supplies. A letter will be sent to all 17 operating sites reiterspecific instructions will be included ating the policy, and . IX ill me On lights and bus service Q Drop-of- QWhy During a normal weekday we serve an average of 575 for lunch and have two serving lines open, one one snack line. During the weekends we averand main lunch and have one serving line open. for 350 age A normal UTA weekend averages 425 for lunch with one serving line open; a UTA drill weekend averages 875 for lunch with two main serving lines open. Since you did not give the dates of the weekend you were referring to, we suspect it was not a scheduled weekend, such as the day a group of reservists were scheduled to depart Hill AFB on a military aircraft and lunches were provided to them. The aircraft was delayed, however, and the reservists came to the dining facility en masse and unannounced. In such cases, our dining hall manager does not have enough notice to set up a second line. J in-flig- ht ; Phones won't let us dial our prefix live in base housing and our phone number is 825. When you try to call an 825 prefix from the clubs, base exchange and commissary, you are told that number cannot be called from that phone. Since we and our children use the facilities a lot, it makes it very difficult to not be able to call home from the pay phones at these places. I think they should use a our housing areas phone system that will allow us to call here on base. QWe on Hill agree. We checked and the pay telephones teleAFB access the same number as private were apparently malphones. The telephones you used functioning. The most common malfunctions occur when there are mentioned have been power fluctuations. The telephones number. ' tested and they will access an 825 call When telephones are not operating correctly, please teleon the posted the toll free number For phone. This is the fastest way to get themat repaired 73907. Ext. more information, call Sandy Brightshue . . this subject. ; iui-ii- point dangerous have to be dropped off at the southeast corner of 100 each morning at 6:50 a.m. This has aldone been by briefly stopping in the ways in front of the maintenance entrance to Bldg. 100. We have been told we can no longer do this in order to facilitate ease of parking for the maintenance director who has a parking space there. We have been told to stop on the road between the base restaurant and Bldg. 1UU to let out passengers, mis is a uangeiuuo oiwiuamc h because that intersection is very busy. Using the seems to be the safest way. Can you help us? drive-throug- h drive-throug- . r ; f QI JT don't they have two lines open at the chow on Reserve weekends? People who have an hour lunch cannot make it back to work on time when it takes 45 minutes to get through the line. ivmui If you would like your work area checked, please contact the Evaluation Office, MAQSV, Ext. 73544, with the required information, and they will assist you in resolving this matter. I would like to know when the lighting for the crosswalk for Bldg. 1515 will be in place? Also, when are we going to have base shuttle service to the Bldg. 1515 parking lot so we don't have to walk a half mile to catch the bus? The crosswalk lighting and flashing yellow caution lights areMiow operational in front of Bldg. 1515. The base shuttle bus does support Bldg. 1515 and will continue to accommodate base workers as presently scheduled. However, the service is being reviewed with special emphasis being given new facilities and worker concentrations. The bus and taxi section is also identifying areas where worker use is regularly utilized. The bus cannot safely maneuver in and out of parking lots, so it will continue to stop for passengers on the west side of Bldg. 1515. Please call vehicle transportation at Ext. 76837 if you would like additional information on think somebody has gone a little QI yi another chow line I 7 n. open lot. Add $ w Can't they just do away with the carpool parking and make it an open lot on a basis, with the exception of providing medical parking for the it The base restaurant would like to be able to pro- vide patrons fresh fruit products via vending machines. Unfortunately, past experience has revealed a lack of customer participation resulting in high losses through product spoilage and machine requirements. We feel fruit vending is prohibitive at this time. Patrons may continue to avail themselves of fresh fruit and other food products delivered to Bldg. 244 daily by the base restaurant mobile service. Additionally; the Crosswinds, Bldg.. 230, is located nearby and offers a variety of food and snack products. Sorry, I couldn't implement your suggestion, but keep them coming. I would like to thank the young lady in the Directorate of Materiel Management alert office. My husband is with the Navy and he is currently going to school at the Air University. My father-in-lahad a problem with his heart and we didn't know who to contact. I called her and she stayed on the line with me and kept me calm while she contacted billeting at Maxwell AFB, Ala., and found a commercial number where I could reach my husband. She did an outstanding job. Your alert office is a fantastic organization and I'd like to . thank the person who helped me. Thank you. J appreciate your telling me about Dixie Jensen's help. A letter of appreciation is being provided to her. The people in the MM alert office routinely go the extra mile in providing assistance. - e, f Kudos parking in parking lots 5, 6, 10, 11 and 16. : Now these lots have been combined into one lot so everyone has to redo their carpool passes, and again the requirements have changed. Instead of requiring three people for a carpool pass, now they say we have to have first-com- Gn. Ogden car-po- :'. . calling ACTION LINE. This will help me better serve your interests through the ACTION LINE. Explain parking policies the past two years we have had a constant QOver in policy regarding requirements for ; ''It I your comments will be recorded and staffed through the responsible agency for action. Please give your supervisor and chain of command the opportunity to work with you in answering questions and solving problems before 77000, I Would it be possible to get a fresh fruit vending machine in Bldg. 244? There are some people who cannot or would rather not eat sugar and junk food and that's all the building has. r Q ACTION LINE is your opportunity to make Hill AFB a better place to live, work and play. When you call Ext. 1 helped us get to the root cause ' 11 moP We'd like fresh fruit Departure change caused hardship the four. ;" 113,1990 jfJ don't know if I can help, but I'll try to answer your question. First of all, it's true many people were stopping in the circle drive, but unfortunately, some not very briefly, causing congestion. This led to the circle becoming a thoroughfare at the time you mentioned, and we had a safety hazard for people entering the building, and for pedestrians using the sidewalks going tocoming from I . Outline bond specifics am interested in investing in Series EE Savings through the payroll deduction plan. Could some specific information about the bonds you give me and their earnings? QI Thanks for the opportunity to explain the Series EE Savings Bond program. The Air Force encourages military members and civilian employees to invest in the future of America by buying savings bonds through the payroll savings plan. This is made available to all members and employees yi through payroll allotment. Series EE bonds are redeemable after being held for six months from date of issue. The redeemable rate starts at 4.16 percent and changes each six months up to five years to a guaranteed rate of 6 percent, but it could be . higher. r minimum that period and after the During rate variable a interest earn bonds holding period, these 1 1. the If Nov. and each twice which changes year, May bonds are held less than five years, the interest rate is less than 6 percent with the amount depending on the' ' length of time held. of interest is 6.98 percent.' variable rate The current available at your local also are rates interest Current bank or financial insitution. As a matter of interest, I've been buying savings bonds almost my whole career. They've helped with house down payments, college tuition and other expenses. It's a steady, secure way to save while investing in America. five-yea- work. There are three designated drop-of- f points on South used be should which Gate Drive maybe not as but much safer. Finally, the MA director's privately owned vehicle is nnt. nnrkfid in the circle, onlv the MA staff car. so that's not the reason for the change. , con-venien- t, Don't paint over pretty wood finished construction of a nice cabinet in to enclose our incoming phone system lines. After going to the expense of finishing it with a birch wood, they painted it rather than staining it. Why did they go to the expense of using birch if they were just going to paint it? It's not nearly as pretty as the natural wood finish would have been. Was it poor planning or did somebody just blow it? QThey just The civil engineering structures section intended to Jr stain the cabinet as they normally do when using birch plywood. Incidentally, the industry standard for common vanilla plywood is to make it out of birch so it is not an additional cost. However, the building manager requested the cabinet be painted to match the rest of the facility. The building manager was pleased with the cabinet and its finish. I guess it's true, beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder, or the building manager in this case. |