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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES Utah Sees Flexibility as Approach to Energy Saving Flexibility appears to be the best ble to chemistry laboratories as to approach in deciding how the State conventional office buildings. of Utah will build and remodel its Meanwhile, committee members buildings to get the most for its have been asked to study an energy dollar. the State approach drafted Thats the approach a special Building Board staff by to determine if committee formed to advise the its the best one. The possible State Building Board is taking as it approach incorporates many ASH--Ra- e reviews various approaches to enideas as well as modified plans ergy conservation in design, siting tailored to Utahs climate, accordand 'construction of buildings. ing to Dr Arthur Jones of the uWe are finding it more desirable building board. to create these standards inside our Brooke said that he hopes the own state, rather than to simply let end result will be a code for some agency in Washington create construction and modification of them for us," said Glen Swenson, state that could also serve State Building Board director. as a buildingsto cities and counties guideline Other states are finding this too, in their buddings and to private as they're beginning to look for developers. standards." Many private developers are But as the committee, whose resistant to the idea of installing members include building board more insulation in their new houses technical staff members, design because it adds to the initial cost. consultants and city housing rep- Yet this is not always the case. resentatives, began to study posFor by example, when two-inc- h g desible approaches to in the h used boards are sign standards, they found that frame instead of s, you different approaches had different not room have for six inches of only advantages. insulation you dont have to use Committee members who met as many boards. So the expense of Tuesday in the Capitol included added insulation could be offset by a savings in lumber. Sen. Donald G. Brooke, SB-3- 0 whose and two bills, Lake, Although the committee is also SB-3authorized the State Buildstudying ways to incorporate solar ing Board to adopt energy-savin- g heating collector systems in state design and construction standards. buildings (one such structure is The bills were approved during the looked at for the new Utah recent budget session of the Utah being Technical College at Orem), Brooke Legislature. said the most pressing need is to conservation a major Further complicating the prob- make fuel of every state building's lem is the fact that while the state aspect both designs and occupies its build- design. Granted, looking into solar heatings, other entities, both governin mental and private, Utah do not. ing is more glamorous. But the This makes many proposed design need to conserve fuel in designing codes difficult to enforce, the law- the buildings we use now is more maker continued. And even within immediate, because if we dont, the state building system, we have solar heating will escape just as to ask ourselves if the same enerbadly as fossil fuels do now, he standards are applica said. gy-saving fuel-savin- six-inc- two-by-four- D-S- alt 1, Salt Lake County Commission Reviews Voting Machine Bid Salt Lake County commissioners this week opened bids for a voting Until a month ago, the county had all but decided to waive a bid procedure and award a contract to CES, Inc. County Auditor Gerald R. Hansen said the county clerk, auditor and two commissioners had already decided that CES should get the machine systems for the county. Three firms presented proposals and commissioners said they would decide by March 20. Their decision, they said, would not be based entirely on cost, but will include contract. consideration of the bidders repuWe felt after studying the situatations and experience. tion that CES was the best selecAVM, Inc., San Francisco, pre- tion. sented the low bid of $343,472. However, the cpunty attorneys Other bids included Systems Tech- office told commissioners they legnology Corp., Murray, for $344,-04ally had to hold a competitive and CES, Inc., Oakland, Calif., bidding on the voting machines, for $579,268. commissioners explained. Bid specifications, finance office, The CES system uses punched call for a 1976 lease agreement with cards. Both AVM and Systems a subsequent option to buy. Pay- Technology use a sensitive Corp. ments would be made through scanning process with an electronic 1982. eye that reads voting tabulations. Bids followed nearly 10 years of All three systems feed informastudy regarding plans to upgrade tion into a central computer at the county's paper ballot system. county headquarters. 7; FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1976 Rep. McKay Receives Mail Against Family Services Bill Taxpayers Urged to Check A Buck on Tax Forms children against the wishes of the parents. Calling it a quick and effective way to get involved in your government, Salt Lake County Democratic Chairman Phyllis Frankel urged county residents to take income advantage of the check-offor political canditax f one-doll- ar dates. check-a-buc- k This program doesn't cost you as a taxpayer a thing, Chairman Frankel points out. Exercising your right to check off the $1 for political candidates and parties does not increase your taxes or decrease your refund." She indicated that in 1975, only a very small percentage of the states taxpayers chose to exercise this right and said, It would be gratifying in this Bicentennial year to see a significant increase in that figure. The check-a-buc- k program is what the American Revolution was all in the political all the people. process by Both major political parties support the tax check-of- f program, she says, and both have benefited from last years contributions. Further information about the tax check-of- f may be obtained by Mrs. Frankel at contacting reRep. Gunn McKay, 340 he received nearly ported letters last week opposing the Family Services Bill. Most writers, McKay said, expressed concern about reports that the legislation would empower the government to assume care for D-Uta- about-participa- tion or ness hours. 532-659- 5 328-023- 9 during h, I would like to allay the fears of those who feel that their children may be taken away from them by the government, McKay said. Im opposed to certain provisions of the bill, but even if passed, the family services bill would not provide care to any child whose parents did not request it. The program would be entirely voluntary." McKay said he had received 141 letters opposing a bill that would revise the Hatch Act to allow federal employes to participate in political procedures and elections. This legislation is awaiting action in the Senate and has passed the House, McKay said. Some Utahns appear to be fearful that the bill would lead to certain abuses and conflicts of interest, but I feel there are sufficient safeguards in the bill to prohibit abuses of this kind. McKay said that he had received opposing any further strengthening of the gun control laws, 10 letters against fluoridation, and eight letters opposing an extension of daylight saving time. 16 letters TODAYS busi- ' V EDITORIAL Legislators Gain Judgement in District Court Third District Court Judge S. Sawaya has granted a motion for a summary judgment in favor of the Utah Legislature in a dispute over separation of powers in state gov- America In The World ernment. Whenever cruise ships put in at foreign ports, older In a memorandum, Sawaya told Americans provide an object lesson of staggering attorneys from the Legislatures general counsel office to prepare an impact. In countries with shorter life expectancies appropriate order and judgment for than ours, and where very few old people have any his signature. Senate President Ernest H. choice other than to stay at home, well dressed older Dean, Fork, and Rep. Ronald L. Rencher, filed the suit several weeks ago to determine if the State Board of Examiners should pass on the Legislatures travel expenses. They claimed that because of the separation of powers etween the executive and legislative branches of government, the Boad of Examiners has no right to question the expenses. They said the Utah Constitution specifies the Board of Examiners is responsible for all claims against the state, and they interpret that to include the Legislatures claims. Filing of the suit was precipitated when Monson refused to reimburse Dean and Rencher for expenses they incurred for out - of -- state travel. Several times Rampton, Miller and Romney have expressed displeasure with the legislators' re- ceiving actual and necessary, extravel while penses for state employes are paid per diem. out-of-sta- te Americans, alert, active, and free with their money, are as striking a spectacle as the hippies waiting at banks and travel agencies for remittances from indulgent parents. The travelers create a general impression of a United States where people grow old in good health, with money enough to travel and spend freely, and apparently without cares or inhibitions. Affluent elderly tourists are only a small fraction of our population, but they do project in the countries they visit a vivid image of aging in America. Other Americans abroad, especially USIA employees and exchange teachers, may shudder when a cruise ship, or tour bus, disgorges its passengers. Creating a balanced picture of our national culture is not easy. In recent years the difficulty has been increased by the closing of USIS libraries in many countries. Those that are still maintained, moreover, provide little information aout what are sometimes (continued on page 2) |