Thursday, December 2, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 5
City, county object to highway
by Derek Prater
writer @kanson.com
Kanson staff writer
By Derek Protor
The South Lawrence Trafficway may be dead, but road disputes in Lawrence and Douglas County are alive and kicking.
City and county officials, as well as concerned citizens, now are focusing their attention on the Kansas Department of Transportation's preferred route proposal for a new U.S. Highway 59.
In November, KDOT released its proposal for a freeway that would run from I-35 south of Ottawa to Lawrence. The new Highway 59, which would cost an estimated $161 million, would be built about one mile east of the existing Highway 59.
KDOT's proposal has drawn criticism from local government officials
"I think it's abundantly clear that KDOT had made up its mind on this route before getting input from local governments or local residents," said Charles Jones, Douglas County commissioner.
The Lawrence City Commission and the Douglas County Commission jointly sent a letter to KDOT last week expressing their preference for building on the existing highway.
Ron Kaufman, public involvement liaison for KDOT, said the department considered every piece of input it received, but it determined the proposed route was the best long-term solution.
"We do plan to go forward with what we've decided, and I don't see anything on the horizon to change that," Kaufman said.
New U.S. HWY 59
Kaufman said the proposed route was chosen because it had fewer impacts on property owners and would be cheaper to build on than other alternatives.
Richard Bachman/ KANSAN
A proposal to build on the existing highway actually would be cheaper, but the result would have been an expressway rather than a freeway. Kaufman said, KDOT determined that a freeway would be the best long-range plan because freeway interchanges, which utilize exit and entrance ramps, were a safer means
of access to a high-speed, heavy-traffic road.
Caryn Goldberg, an organizer of the Franklin-Douglas County Coalition of Concerned Citizens, said KDOT's proposed route would have big impacts.
"We believe in farmland preservation, wildlife preservation and historic landmark preservation," Goldberg said.
The proposed route would disturb farms, wetlands, native prairie and the historic Santa Fe Trail, she said.
In addition to those concerns, Jones said there was concern about the existing Highway 59.
"There's concern that the old road will be abandoned to local government," he said.
"We think the scope of that project should be expanded," Mayor Erv Hodges said.
With the freeway, there also will be an increase of traffic heading into Lawrence, and that concerns city officials.
Hodges said the city wanted the project to include improvements to the intersection of the highway to the South Lawrence Trafficway and a route that would take traffic east of the city as well.
Kaufman said the proposal was still in preliminary development and that KDOT would try to address as many concerns as possible.
"We listen to and read every letter and comment we get," he said. "Unfortunately, there are times when we can't do everything people want us to do."
— Edited by Chris Hutchison
Professor accepts second interim job
By Nathan Willis
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
A new — but no longer unfamiliar
— face will take control for Assistant
Provost Rich Givens next semester.
Diana Carlin, interim assistant provost for academic services, will take Givens' position while he is on sabbatical.
Carlin, who also was an associate professor of communication studies, will be new to the position but not new to the provost's office. She has filled in for Kathleen McCluskey-Fawcett, associate provost for academic services, who was in Washington, D.C., on sabbatical this semester.
"She's done very,very well,"said
Provost David Shulenburger. "I'm confident that the same will happen next semester."
Givens' duties include overseeing space issues on campus, distributing money raised from the student technology fund and overseeing the Reserve Officers Training Corps. Carlin, said
Carlin saio
Givens' job
dealt with a narrower area than the position she was in this semester.
which could make it easier to jump into. In her current position, she has overeven areas, including admin
Carlin: Will resume a director role at the provost's office
overseen areas including admissions and scholarships, the Freshman-Sophomore Advising Center and the University Registrar's office.
"I like solving problems," she said. "Some people might shy away from it, but I'm fascinated by how to come up with solutions for different problems."
One of the biggest challenges Carlin will face in her new position is coordinating the School of Education's move to Joseph R. Pearson Hall and the resultant move of other programs into Bailey Hall, the school's current home.
He said he would be studying the reactions of cells to light and researching how proteins in cells folded, something no
Meanwhile, Givens will be spend-
Givens: Will spend part of his sabbatical in New Mexico
one knows much about something
Students to spend millennium with family, friends
— Edited by Kelly Clasen
Special to the Kansan
When the clock strikes midnight on Jan. 1, 2000, Laura Matthews, Overland Park senior, will celebrate with the most important person in her life — her mother. Whether the reason is guilt or a free plane ticket, students like Matthews, feel compelled to ring in the millennium with their parents.
By Scott Terstriep
"I don't want my mom to spend New Year's Eve alone, especially for the millennium," Matthews said. "I plan on relaxing and having a peaceful New Year's."
Alysia Eakins, Stillwell senior,
said she was not consulted when
her parents made New Year's plans.
"Basically my parents bought plane tickets to Florida for the family and then told my brothers and me what we were doing," Eakins said. "I really didn't have a choice, but I'm looking forward to getting away."
Mike Arnold, Lawrence junior, said he had planned to spend New Year's with his family because he was studying abroad for the spring semester.
"I couldn't imagine not spending this New Year's without my family when I will be in a different country a week later," Arnold said. "I will probably spend a little time with
my friends, but most of the night I will be with my family."
The year 2000 bug may cause some concern for separation and how it may affect travel and safety. Tim Laughlin, Lawrence senior, said he was concerned about the possible effects of the year 2000 bug, but it wouldn't prevent him from leaving home.
"I do feel bad not spending the millennium with my parents because, if bad things happen, I would rather be with my family." Laughin' said
Other students also did not include their parents when making plans for the millennium.
David Ravis, Leawood senior, said his plans for the millennium did not
include his parents.
"My parents have plans with their friends, and so do I," Ravis said. "I never worried about them getting upset. From past experiences, I don't think my parents would want to witness me on New Year's Eve."
Megan Stockdale, Overland Park sophomore, also doesn't want to be with her parents. "My parents plan to spend New Year's at a hotel party so I won't think twice about going out with my friends," she said.
When the clock strikes midnight for the start of the 21st century, some students will be with family while others may be wondering what their families are doing.
Edited by Katrina Hull
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