[Vision2020] Getting Laid by the University of Idaho

[DonaldH675 at aol.com]

Visionaries,
 
This is a difficult day for many people at the University of  Idaho.  Many 
loyal employees who have endured years without pay  raises, decreasing medical 
benefits. and increased work loads are receiving  pink slips.  I am outraged 
that these people are being made to pay the  price for the greedy senior 
administrative architects of an self-aggrandizing  scheme to expand the University's 
power base.  The villains in this piece  remain free and apparently will not 
be held accountable for their crimes  - a literally nauseating example of the 
Old Boys Network protecting  its own.   But that's not the worst of it.  In 
last night's Daily  News in the public news section I noted the following request 
for bid: (edited  for brevity)
 
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Page 2 of 2
A4B_ArtifTurfProj
DESCRIPTION OF  WORK: This project consists of site preparation for the 
installation of  approximately 104,500 S.F. of Tufted Infill Synthetic Turf. Two 
Filled  Artificial Turf Multi-Use Fields are scheduled for construction at the  
University of Idaho during the spring and summer of 2005, with completion of  
infill synthetic turf installation by July 30, 2005 (under separate contract). 
 The successful bidder will be responsible for coordination of installation 
of  the turf as well as construction of the field base, sub-drainage system, 
turf  edging, anchoring and other construction details as required by the turf  
manufacturer. Periodic inspection and acceptance of work by the turf vendor is 
 required during preparation for the turf system
installation as deemed  necessary by the turf manufacturer.
Generally, the earthwork for the fields  will include stripping and exporting 
the top 4” of sod and topsoil from the  field area and additional excavation 
of approximately 6” of existing sub-grade.  The prepared base will
consist of compacted sub-grade, sub drain system, a  geotextile fabric, 4” of 
compacted ¾ minus rock with 2” of compacted ¼” minus  rock leveling course 
for preparation of the infill product to be provided and  installed
by others. Electrical work includes field lighting, consisting of  eight (8) 
galvanized 50-foot round tapered steel poles with flood lighting and  
associated electrical control. Other ancillary improvements to the fields  include a 14
’ x 24’ concrete block storage building, chain link and
wrought  iron style fencing, brick gate pilasters w/precast caps and wrought 
iron style  gates, concrete flat work, concrete pavers, new goal posts, 
concrete steps and  handrails, landscaping and irrigation.
ESTIMATED COST: $640,000.00.
Signed  by:
Jay Kenton, Vice President Finance and Administration
UNIVERSITY OF  IDAHO"
 
What kind of priorities have been established at the University of Idaho  
that endorse saving money by laying off employees and cutting academic  programs 
while concurrently spending $640,000 on two outdoor practice  fields with 
wrought iron fencing and gates.  Something is sadly awry at UI  - where turf gets 
laid and employees get screwed.  
Rose Huskey
 
 
 
"One cannot  level one's moral lance at every evil in the universe. There are 
just too many  of them. But you can do something, and the difference between 
doing something  and doing nothing is everything." Daniel Berrigan


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