[Vision2020] Getting Laid by the University of Idaho

[lfalen]

You are absolutly right.
-----Original message-----
From: DonaldH675 at aol.com
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 16:36:57 -0800
To: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: [Vision2020] Getting Laid by the University of Idaho

> 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 medic> al 
> 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 Univ> ersity'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 th> e 
> 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 re> quest 
> 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 t> he  
> 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 tu> rf  
> 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 exportin> g 
> the top 4” of sod and topsoil from the  field area and additional ex> cavation 
> 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” min> us  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  i> nclude 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  prog> rams 
> 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 ar> e 
> 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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