Show renovation planned Greg Tippets Contributor attending see fall fallO STUDENTS O quarter can look forward to new additions to the campus According to see Site Administrator Administrator Administrator Ad Ad- and Executive Assistant Assistant Assistant Assis Assis- tant to the President Brent Goodfellow new parking stalls will be added We hope that they will be built and finished before fall quarter Goodfellow said Bids for the project were expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex to go out on Tuesday July 20 and construction should start shortly after that The new stalls will be added just east of the campus between the current parking lot and Whittier Elementary School Faa Faculty ty parking also will be relocated relocated relocated relo relo- just east of its present loca loca- tion Money for the project will c come me mainly from parking fees and fines collected as well as money we have gathered from other sources Goodfellow said While a dollar figure was not available Goodfellow added that adequate parking at the see campus is a high priority According to a Friday June 25 Salt Lake La Tribune article parking rates at the U of U will cost between 80 to per year starting fall quarter Goodfellow pointed out that parking at remains at 12 per year In addition to new parking space the state legislature allocated allocated allocated allo allo- about 22 million for the renovation of the third floor of the building This project will add approximately approximately approximately ap ap- ap- ap proximately 21 new classrooms and 28 offices offices Goodfellow said He said that all the classrooms classrooms classrooms class class- rooms are being used and that additional space is needed Four of the 21 classrooms will be wired for computer use However there may be only enough funds t to equip two of these rooms with computers he said Goodfellow hopes the theother theother theother other two rooms will be equipped with computers at a later date By the time we get the contracts contracts contracts con con- tracts bid and so forth we will willbe willbe willbe be under construction at least a year h he said The project will be completed completed completed com com- by next fall or winter quarter Goodfellow hopes they will be able to remodel the existing biology and chemistry labs on the third floor Goodfellow also said that the legislator funded 13 million million million mil mil- lion for a new boiler Currently there are two systems which heat the building one which heats the swimming pool and gym The rest of the building is heated by a pipe which runs rons steam from the Whittier Elementary School to the campus A M a i N eM i y yM M i Horizon photo Larry D. D Curtis Redwood campus cafeteria a is under construction The project is expected to be completed by fall quarter |