University Daily Kansan / Monday, February 9, 1987
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Union project waits for asbestos removal
By KJERSTI MOEN
Staff writer
The Kansas Union's renovation project will start as soon as all asbestos has been removed, the director of the Kansas and Burge Uniteds said at a board of directors meeting Saturday.
The director, Jim Long, is a member of the University of Kansas Memorial Corporation board of directors, which governs the Unions. The corporation meets three times a year to review finances, policies and operation of the Unions.
The bidding for asbestos abatement in the Kansas Union has started, Long said. When the asbestos has been taken out, renovation of levels two and three of the Union can begin.
The actual construction probably will begin before the end of February, he said. The renovation may take two years.
Because of the renovation, the food services in the Union have been moved from level three to smaller areas on level five. That change has resulted in reduced sales for the food services, said Warner Ferguson, associate director of the Kansas and Burge Unions.
The corporation gets most of its income from sales in the Unions. Ferguson gave a report of the corporatism's status for the first half of fiscal 1987.
Except for the bookstores, sales in the Unions have been somewhat sluggish in this fiscal period. Fergu
son said. But the corporation's overall financial situation has not changed much from last year.
"The financing is looking pretty good. It's been a typical year with nothing really outstanding," he said.
The corporation's sales have increased 7.1 percent this year, compared to a 7.7 percent increase last year. he said.
The Union bookstores continue to do well. They had a 9.8 percent sales increase in the first half of fiscal 1987, the same increase as the previous year, Ferguson said.
Most of the bookstores' revenue comes from textbook sales, he said. New textbook sales are up, and used textbook sales are at an all-time high.
"The textbook sale is the heart of the bookstore." Ferguson said.
The Kansas and Burge Union bookstores distribute some of their income by refunding 6 percent of students' purchases each semester. Normally, customers would have to present their receipts in the bookstores within six months after the end of each semester to get the refund. But the corporation expanded that period to 12 months.
Consequently, until the end of the year, customers may get a 6 percent refund of purchases made between July 1 and Dec. 31, 1986.
The corporation also adopted a smoking policy for the Unions. All areas of the Unions will be marked with signs that distinguish between smoking and non-smoking areas.
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