Show Rood improvement sentiments expressed by Logon residents by Brent Harker former editor Highway Department officials said Friday they were pleased at the response to an information trailer they set up this week to explore residents’ feelings about highway improvements in Logan Canyon As of Friday 170 people had come to the trailer to express opinions on whether the highway should have no improvements minor improvements or whether population of about 20000 he he said He said resurfacing would help said "At the old planning but the traffic warrants a some of meetings the former way getting information we would better road by 1995 "If it is killed we won’t get back typically get input from elected officials and interest groups This to it for at least ten years" he way we’re closer to the general said public" He said a scientific poll would be the best way to get information and might be used in the future The Logan Canyon Project has been programmed by the of Highways for a modern highway Department four about years The departshould be constructed ment has about 15 million dollars W Ron Delis director of the available for the project project said about 80 percent of the residents who contacted him If enough public support is shown favor improvements ranging planning could be come from spot repairs to a pleted and construction started he within one and a half years Delis estimates said highway 250 will contact him before the Delis said if no improvements ends are made the road will become Saturday project 250 was if he thought Asked deficient within five years of "We will lose the whole thing” Logan representative two-lan- e two-lan- public reaction is favorable the Utah Highway Department the Logan Canyon highway from Right Hand Fork to the X on the map If will improve Logan residents responding ranged in age from about 16 to 93 They included students businessmen people the department has never reached before in public meetings according to Delis He is about said the usual turn-ou- t and housewives 50 Some USU students have been concerned that improvements to the road will upset canyon ecology and have been circulating questionnaires received from the highway department Delis said "We think we can put it in without major damage We won’t have to move any mountains” PPAU office opens Support shows need for center iDsudleiniSs ©ed by Kristy Niederhauser for Student Life "We reached our goal of 2000 signatures in the 5 days that our volunteers for PPA were set up in the UC basement" This clearly demonstrates that there is a need for family planning services for mm Dee Broadbent vice-jreside- nt that were contacted said that the recent minimum wage increases had little effect on the salaries of the students said hat the new minimum wage vili not effect students on employed very much JB’s Big Boy restaurant He said that it doesn’t help said that there was no change students much except they in the waitresses’ salaries vill work fewer hours He said because of the allowances for :he reason for this is that at The busboys and the beginning of the quarter Th'glrTpr:' hostesses wages were raised the student is alloted so much to $190 per hour and the money for work study When cooks’ wages were raised to they earn all of the money $210 per hour alloted them they can’t The Loft House Restaurant work any more hours recently had wage increases Broadbent said so they have not been effected The minimum wage law a spokesman said allows universities to employ Albertson’s said that their students at 85 percent of the will probably be few minimum wage For work baggers far between because they recent and study students theincrease can not afford to hire them minimum wage Food King said that any means a difference from $160 college students that they to $165 Broadbent said that have employed are already this is the minimum paid above the minimum wage work-stud- y students and increase so the new rate will many receive more than this not effect them Most of the local businesses of Business vork-stud- y ummer University students” com- mented Douglas Barker director of the Cache County office of Planned Parenthood Assoc The Planned Parenthood Association of Cache County opened its office on April 29 The office is located at 52 North 1st East and is open from 10 am to 1 by pm The office is staffed Barker and volunteers who will planning provide a referal service to -- adults interested in family planning assistance Barker explained “We will be trying to identify obstacles to people’s obtaining services already available in the county Barker said that among his initial efforts will be making contact with other community agencies to determine which of Planned Parenthood resources professional family planning they wish to use services in Cache County" said Barker Staffed by Volunteers Barker went on to say that his staff includes some 40 volunteers who will work on four committees dealing with community interaction data and research training and staff coordination and clarification of family Officials unbiased Barker commented that "a few weeks ago I talked at length with the city attorney and other city officials and I do not feel that any city officials are biased or prejudiced against me" Barker said "I believe PPAU will be an asset to the community and I want to cooperate openly with city officials leaders" When and community asked about PPAU literature which Barker’s office would make available Barker said no literature will be used in Logan from the Planned Parenthood Federation of America from other states or even other PPAU offices in Utah He said the local PPAU Policy Advisory Committee will formulate literature to suit Cache County’s needs Barker gave the mayor and Commissioners an envelope full of pamphlets from other PPAU offices and also invited the city officials to visit and inspect the local PPAU available today |