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Show NEWS May 18, 1990 Cheney's delay affects Hilltop Times staff writer a consolidated telecommunication center which will Military construction projects at Hill AFB will be delayed by Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney's decision to extend the moratorium on new construction until June 15. Secretary Cheney announced his decision earlier this month to continue the construction freeze in light, of 'enormous uncertainty" over the level of funding that lawmakers will approve for future defense budgets. The order affects more than $7 billion in new construction contracts and is the latest it is out for bid. However, the opening date for construction bids will be delayed until the moratorium ends, said Mr. McKenzie. ''This will cause a six- - to delay in construction. It may not be possible to get far enough along in construction to have everything closed in attempt to further trim Pentagon spending. "In the fiscal 1990 program there are four construction projects under way and all four have been affected," said Bob McKenzie, chief of the engineering planning branch in the 2849th Civil Engineering Squadron. " house the 1881st Communications Squadron, and nine-mont- h A summer "volunteen" program is offered by the Volunteer Resource Program, located at the Hill AFB Family Another project, an explosive ordnance disposal facility to be located north of Browning Street between Aspen and Second Street, is in the same situation. Its design is complete and ready for bid advertisements. Construction would just barely get started in the fall when it would have to be closed down for winter. As a result, there will be a six- - to construction delay on this project as well, Mr. McKenzie said. nine-mont- h long summer for many The teen-ager- s. !JJI int! A & T- Z - . OCJf 1 1 1 tUU MVl& (UiU can't be taken to another level until the moratorium ends, Mr. McKenzie said. "Though the moratorium primarily affects fiscal 1990 projects, fiscal 1991 projects are slightly affected. They are normally in the design stage by now and we cannot continue design until after the moratorium ends," he said. Projects slated for fiscal 1991 include a depot warehouse, a conforming storage facility and two Peacekeeper Missile projects. Jg. VKf . MMJLM WW VUV J JkVA sometimes become social workers, counselors or psychologists. Volunhands-o- n teering can get a teen-age- r time at a job, and can be the turning point in a young person's career thinking," Ms. Wiggins said. Applications for the volunteen program are being accepted now. Teenagers may be placed in volunteer positions with the Red Cross, Family Services, the Thrift Shop and various offices around base doing such things as typing, filing and photography. For more information, contact Ms. Wiggins at 777-468- 1. hen you transfer. . .you'll need car insurance at your new base. of vcn it heart 5T nn Volunteering offers the opportunity to gain valuable training, job skills, job references and the personnal satisfaction for having pitched in. Most importantly, volunteering can help teenagers refine their career plans. "Candy stripers often become nurses or doctors, hotline assistants Leamhowto take better caire American RedCros8 OAA said. Resource Program coordinator. College applications routinely ask applicants whether they have been involved in community activities. Books offering advice to medical and law school applicants strongly encourage traditional job market is tight but the 1 them to do volunteer work in any area of the profession as a prerequisite to applying for admission. And employers, including federal and state governments, accept volunteer experiences as part of a person's work history, she market for volunteer j obs is wide open," said Diana Wiggins, Volunteer Support Center, Bldg. 308N "May 31 marks the end of school and the beginning of what may be a Two more projects, an addition to the base child care center and a depot procurement facility, are in 'the design stage and will be delayed a year, he said. Because the moratorium also halted design, the contract to design the child care center addition cannot be awarded until the moratorium ends. Construction would not take place until next year. The depot procurement facility, commonly called will connect four buildings in the an AWWV IM VMa 2n)tfF fffers (yjjpro) construction Hill The design stage is complete for the first project, by Debbie Christiansen 5 Hilltop Times - Well Help. ft w& Will You r Public Service of This Newspaper The Advertising Council ' - V ..... ; THEY'VE ARRIVED! 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