University Daily Kansan, October 22, 1982
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Neighborhood surveys to determine concerns
Surveys distributed to five neighborhood groups several weeks ago will help bring about discussion of important issues that have sometimes been ignored, a public affairs researcher said yesterday.
The survey results are being compiled and will help to identify the strengths and weaknesses of each neighborhood, said Tome Seikins, a research assistant at KU's Center for Public Affairs.
The surveys, paid for by a b $2,300 Community Development block grant, also will help find solutions to problems. Many students believe are problems, he said.
Seekins said the survey was biased in that only politically active people took a strong interest in it. However, those people will help find solutions to neighborhood problems, he said.
TENTATIVE RESULTS for Old West Lawrence, Far East Lawrence and the Oread neighborhoods have been compiled. Seeks said.
The public affairs center will conduct meetings in November to discuss the results of the North Carolina census and their neighborhood surveys, he said.
The center probably will gather the results for each neighborhood
into one report, he said, which will help to identify city-wide concerns.
One city official who attended the presentation said the survey results would help him to understand what residents were concerned about.
Lyrm Goodell, the city's director of community development, also said that the survey results might change how neighborhoods for improving their neighborhoods.
THEY COULD then present those proposals to the city for possible action. he said.
Seekins presented tentative results for the Old West Lawrence neighborhood survey to about six residents of that area last night.
Seekins said the survey showed that one of the strengths of Old West Lawrence was that most people said it was a good place to live.
However, traffic volume, the enforcement of zoning regulations and relations with city government were possible weaknesses of the neighborhood, according to survey results.
Mary Lou Humphrey, president of the Old West Lawrence neighborhood association, said she was not surprised by the results.
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County conquers cracked road problems
By MATTHEW SCHOFIELD Staff Reporter
Potholed and crack-ridled roads are more common in Kansas than they have been in the past, but not in Douglas County, a public director said recently.
Many counties took advantage of 16-cent-a-gallon prices on asphalt a few years ago by building new roads, but now asphalt costs $1 a gallon and those
"As far as road maintenance goes, we like to think we're number one in Kansas," he said. "Douglas County has always had a very sensible approach to maintenance. We never overboard building roads we couldn't maintain."
Director Mike Dooley said Douglas County used its annual road maintenance budget of $1.6 million to take care of problems before they became big ones
new roads are getting progressively worse, he said.
Dugan said a drop in car travel because of increasing gas prices, coupled with more fuel-efficient cars, had hurt the department's budget.
DALE DUGAN, Kansas Department of Transportation inspector general, said both county and state roads were disintegrating and would require a large amount of repair if not dealt with soon.
"If we don't get some money within the next few years things are really going to start go downhill," he said, "the costs have not kept up with our costs."
Maintenance revenue has dropped or remained static for the last few years, he said, because the department relies on the gas tax for its income, and the tax has not been raised for a number of years.
now older than that, and we do not have the funds to improve them."
JON WOLFERTON, department of transportation construction engineer for Douglas and surrounding counties, said making periodic repairs on highway signs would be to putting oil in a car which would improve performance and make it last longer.
"A concrete highway has a life of about 20 years," he said. "Many are
Dwindling funds make proper care of highways more difficult every year, and the situation soon will come to a crisis, he said.
People are usually more willing to see their money go into new roads than repairs on old ones, he said, and that accounts for some of the neglect.
BUT POOR roads are bad for the state's economy, he said, and Kansas roads may soon reach the point where people will avoid passing through the
state to save wear and tear on their vehicles.
"A few dollars now saves thousands of dollars later" he said.
Wolfordton said Douglass County roads were in good shape now, but were not
"I know some good ones, and I know some bad ones," he said. "We've been involved in several road projects in Douglas County. There's lots of good roads on our county roads. But we're in the same boat as everybody else."
MIKE SWENSON, assistant press secretary to Gov. John Carlin, said the deterioration of the state's roads was a serious issue, and more money was needed for the transportation department.
Dugan said eastern Kansas roads were more strained because they were more heavily traveled. That section of the state received more rain, and the underlying soil was not as good for building roads.
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