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North Texas Daily
News
February 27, 2003 Page 3
Denton accommodates citizens during bad weather
City's two sand
trucks work to
de-ice streets
Sophia Malik
Intern
The sleet, rain and snow that
started late Monday evening and
didn't stop till Tuesday evening
has forced the city of Denton to
make weather-related service
changes to accommodate resi-
dents.
Two sand trucks have been
working around the clock since
Monday, said Lisa Hamlin, a
technical assistant of the Denton
street department.
The sand trucks have
deposited more than 60 tons of
sand to make the roads more
passable, she said.
Since NT was closed
Monday evening and all day
Tuesday and Wednesday, the e
trans was not available for stu-
dents. The e trans will not be in
service until classes resume.
LINK, Denton's public trans-
portation system, has not been
running its fixed routes since
Tuesday, said Kiersten Dieterle,
public information manager.
"If the weather is back to
normal, then the LINK system
will be available. It depends on
the weather," Dieterle said.
The Denton Municipal
Airport is open, but has put out
a landing advisory to any
inbound aircraft because of the
layers of sleet on the runways,
she said. Airport officials have
asked pilots to check the
Notices to Airmen for airport
operation updates.
The residential garbage and
recycling collection routes did
not run on Tuesday, but they
will return to their regular
schedule on Thursday, Dieterle
said.
Tuesday's garbage collection
will be picked up on Friday's
route, along with Friday's col-
lections.
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GOLF
FROM PAGE 1
Experts hired to examine the
environmental effects of the
golf course project concluded
that these ponds were neces-
sary for the well-being of the
ecosystem. Therefore, NT
officials released a new plan
that expanded the green
space to include the ponds.
This new plan did not
grow in size, however,
because land from other areas
allotted for green space were
removed, LaPoint said.
LaPoint stressed her con-
cern for the safety of students
who would walk to the main
campus on the shoulder of
poorly lit roads from their
dorm on the golf course prop-
erty.
NT's current plan does not
include plans to add side-
walks and streetlights on
roads around the property,
she said.
Ray Jordan, spokesman for
the neighborhood, said he
was worried that students
would ultimately have to
share in the cost of the proj-
ect. He said he does not want
to prevent the university
from completing the project
but would rather the entire
Denton community work
together to produce a well-
designed complex.
"There are some people
who wished this thing would
just go away," he said. "Our
committee has never taken
that stance."
Although NT officials stat-
ed that the money financing
the project will come exclu-
sively from revenue bonds
and gifts, the university may
have to use other forms of
finance considering how poor
the economy is at the
moment, LaPoint said.
She said she does not
think that using revenue
bonds to finance the plan is
wise since bonds sold to pay
for NT's Dallas Systems
Center have not yet been
paid for. LaPoint added that
she does not expect an
increase in the student body
because tuition may go up
and the university has
announced that programs
could be cut as a result of
budget constraints.
She said she is concerned
that the university may not
have enough students to fill
new dorms. LaPoint added
that NT's emphasis on this
detailed endeavor mainly
intended to expand athletic
facilities could eventually
undermine many of the uni-
versity's fine academic pro-
grams. "There is no doubt
that Pohl wants to use athlet-
ics as a marketing tactic for
the university," LaPoint said.
FAIR
FROM PAGE 1
Sotny said last month that
the independent fraternity
was unsure if they would be
able to meet an approximate
$30,000 request from the city.
This money would pay for
city-required police security,
fire personnel and barricades.
Denton Police Chief
Charles Wiley and Denton
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Mayor Euline Brock agreed
during interviews last month
that the fair had outgrown its
location.
Delta Lodge has spon-
sored the annual spring
music festival since 1979.
Tim Trawick, proprietor of
Texas Jive, located in the Fry
Street area, expressed disap-
pointment.
"I think it is unfortunate
that the city council has lost
sight of the big picture," he
said. "I think it is ridiculous
in light of the current econo-
my. "
Trawick estimated losses
of hundreds of thousands of
dollars to the Denton com-
munity. Bobby Garza, NT
class of 2002 and co-owner of
the Fry Street Tavern, was
disheartened by the
announcement. "It's terri-
ble," he said. "Fry Street Fair
was like a second homecom-
ing in the spring."
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Area water mains didn't freeze this time
Denton Water Utilities said
frozen water mains and water
service to residences and busi-
nesses were more frequent
during last month's freeze.
"It really hasn't been that
bad," said Field Supervisor
Mark Whittle.
Fie said he received nine
reports Tuesday and two yes-
terday.
Most problems are with
busted irrigation systems,
Whittle said. The heads in
these sprinkler systems are
exposed to the elements, and
will freeze easily if not turned
off and drained, he said.
Whittle expects more
reports of broken water trans-
port tonight coinciding with
the thaw.
"From past experience,
things do tend to break upon
thawing," he said.
-Gentry Braswell
REGENTS
FROM PAGE 1
In that case, undergradu-
ate and graduate students
could see tuition jump in
price, as NT tries to increase
its revenue.
These increases come two
weeks after Gov. Rick Perry
asked all higher education
institutions to cut their
request for next fiscal year's
state appropriations by 12.5
percent.
For NT, that cut equated
to $23.8 million.
Dr. Neal Tate, dean of the
Toulouse School of Graduate
Studies, said that he feels
raising graduate tuition was
the best choice under the
circumstances, adding that
he has faith in NT's financial
team.
Fie also said, "Flopefully,
when the budget picture [is]
clarified, I hope we will be
able to try to increase [finan-
cial] support for students."
The recreational facility
fee is being added to stu-
dents' costs to pay for the
construction debt service
and operating costs of the
Student Recreation Center,
which is expected to open on
or before Sept. 1.
Students, especially those
who plan to use the center,
said the facility would likely
be worth the added fee.
"I am willing to pay it
because I think it's a good
place to go exercise and stay
healthy," Lufkin freshman
Sherene Kutach said.
Kutach's dorm roommate,
Odessa freshman Juli
WTrinkle, also said she is
looking forward to the recre-
ation center. But, Wrinkle
said, she does not under-
stand why her double-occu-
pancy room rates will go up 9
percent to $2,726 in the fall.
She said she assumed the
new dorm, Traditions Flail,
would be self-funding, pay-
ing off debt service with
occupants' room fees.
"I have already taken out
a loan for this year, and I will
just have to increase it for
next year," Wrinkle said.
Chuck Fuller, associate
vice president of business
services, said Traditions
Hall, the name approved by
the board Friday for the new
hall, would be virtually self-
funding. Flowever, he said
that higher utility rates,
labor rates and contingency
funds for Traditions Flail and
the dorm expected to be
built on the Eagle Point golf
course by fall 2004 were the
reasons for the increase.
The board also approved a
proposal to split commuter
parking into a two-permit
system. In the fall, "general"
commuters will pay $100 to
park at Fouts Field while
"preferred" commuters will
pay $140 to park on the
Welch Street-area lots or
roads.
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