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friday, december 15, 1978
daily nebraskan
page 5
etters
Continued from page 4
Snow removal
As representatives of the Ag Advisory
Board, we feel an obligation to address the
pertinent issues concerning Hast Campus.
One of the most visible issues is the con
dition of the 1-ast Campus Mall, south of
the East Union. Much inconvenience has
been borne by the students, faculty and visi
tors to campus. The visitor to East Campus
is erected by a sea of mud, wooden planks
and mazes of sawdust trails. This condition
arose from a combination of several factors
within the university system.
During the month of November, UNL
Grounds Department personnel removed
one of the two sidewalks running east and
west, and several more running north and
south through the mall. Grading and form
laying for the new sidewalks began but,
due to inclement weather over Thanks
giving break, work has been halted indef
initely. WUber Dasenbrock, Director of the
Grounds Department, said the project was
not completed due to weather problems,
and may not be completed until June of
next year. We find, however, several sub
stantial problems that reflect more than
just the weather.
Most importantly, there seems to be no
valid reason to start a major project at such
a late date. According to Mr. Dasenbrock,
the steam tunnels running beneath the mall
were in need of maintenance and repair
before bids could be let for the project.
After the repairs were completed, it took
an additional five weeks to secure a bid for
the sidewalk project. However, considering
that Mr. Dasenbrock has been Director of
Grounds since last April, it seems unlikely
that those two factors should delay the
starting date until the middle of November.
Another potential problem area is that
of funding. The low bid was $28,000,
which was $8,000 more than was available
for the project. However $20,000 of work
was contracted and authorized with no
definite funding source to complete the
project. In addition, the sidewalk project
was authorized and started without a com
prehensive landscape plan for the mall area.
This plan has yet to be completed.
The condition of the mall can't be sig
nificantly improved until next spring at the
earliest, and in fact will worsen during the
spring weather. (Just in time for FFA
Convention, Cornstalk and State Sports
Tournaments). Therefore, we would like to
propose several things in regards to the
present situation and to similar projects in
the future. First, a comprehensive land
scaping plan should be formulated to detail
what type of work is to be done on a
specific project. Secondly, a priority
system should be prepared so that the most
important areas on campus are attended to
in an expedient and efficient manner.
Finally, projects without full funding
should be carefully analyzed and reviewed
before being intiated.
In conclusion, we feel that the students
and faculiy are willing to accept the minor
inconvenmeces associated with the
development of a major university. How
ever, we feel that the UNL Grounds
Department should evaluate its planning
procedures to avoid any recurrence of
similar situations in the future.
James N. Reimer
John J. Troy
Ag Advisory Board Members
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