THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2009
NEWS
3
CAMPUS
Construction disrupts parking permit zones for faculty,staff
BY JASON BAKER
jbaker@kansan.com
Just outside Ann Eversole's office window is the sound of loud drilling.
"Some days it's really noisy but that's just the nature of the beast," said Eversole, assistant vice provost for student success.
Eversole even joked that a coworker said the noise was making her desk vibrate. Since April, construction has taken place behind Strong and Bailey Halls, closing parking behind the two buildings at the intersection of Jayhawk Boulevard and Sunflower Road.
The construction has affected many faculty and staff, including those that require handicapped parking and technicians who perform heavy lifting of equipment to and from their cars. Donna Hultine, director of parking and transit, said the tunnel construction behind Bailey and Strong Halls wasn't the only project being worked
on during the summer months.
Later in the summer, Hutline said there were plans to work on the far west section of the parking lot at the Lied Center and to tear down the old multicultural resource center near the military science building to add more parking spaces in the area. Hultine said most of the construction was projected to be done by early August.
Hultine said she knew there were going to be problems with staff parking during the construction, so the department decided to let the staff park in the Kansas Union parking garage, which isn't usually allowed.
"A lot of people took advantage of it." Hultine said.
Eversole said she would park by Danforth Chapel and walk to her office. She said she thought the parking department made every attempt to let employees know about the project and what their options were.
"Parking is a problem on any major campus," Eversole said. "It's just a seat."
Tony Brown, a systems specialist who works in Bailey Hall, also parks by Danforth Chapel. Brown said he didn't think it was a "big deal" walking to work every day.
temporary disruption."
"If this was January, that could be a pain," Brown said.
For Brown, the biggest inconvenience was not having a place to load and unload computers from Bailey to other parts of campus.
"I wish they had a spot for service vehicles, primarily KU vehicles," Brown said.
Brown said he sometimes got to work early or stayed late in order to park in front of Bailey to load computers into his car.
He said that although it was an inconvenience, it was not a big deal because he's just one person. However, Brown said he imagined it was more
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