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10-1-04
Forum
begins
search
for
options
Faced
with
a
tripling
in
mileage
to
be
traveled
within
the
state's
boundaries
by
the
year
2020,
40
Idahoans
met
in
Boise
Monday
to
launch
a
state
Forum
on
Transportation
Investment
(FTI).
The
panel,
which
is
to
meet
several
times
over
the
next
year
at
locations
across
the
state,
will
explore
the
state's
transportation
needs,
investments
required
to
meet
them,
and
funding
options.
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Board
to
consider
GARVEE
bonds
as
funding
tool
The
Idaho
Transportation
Board
will
assemble
for
a
one-day
workshop
Thursday,
concentrating
most
of
its
discussion
on
Grant
Anticipation
Revenue
Vehicle
(GARVEE)
bonds
as
a
possible
tool
to
fund
construction
projects.
The
board
will
study
GARVEE
bonding
and
consider
whether
the
concept
could
be
applied
in
Idaho.
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New
ITD
web
site
nearly
ready
for
unveiling
The
ITD
web
site
will
soon
take
on
a
new
look,
reflecting
a
new
era
in
transportation
services
from
the
department.
The
design
vastly
changes
the
look
and
feel
of
ITDs
web
presence,
showcasing
transportation
successes
and
safety
campaigns.
Along
with
illustrating
how
much
is
happening
at
ITD,
the
site
is
easy
to
navigate
and
intuitive
for
visitors,
said
Jeff
Stratten,
ITD
Public
Information
Officer.
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Employees
to
be
honored
for
service
milestones
Work
stations
at
Headquarters
will
thin
out
briefly
Friday
(
Oct.
8)
when
employees
assemble
for
the
semiannual
ITD
Service
Awards
presentation
in
the
auditorium.
ITD
administrators,
Director
Dave
Ekern
and
board
member
John
McHugh
of
District
1
will
congratulate
more
than
50
individuals
who
have
reached
employment
milestones
at
the
department.
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ITD
begins
conversion
to
biodiesel
fuel
ITD
recognizes
these
economic
and
environmental
benefits
of
biodiesel
fuel
and
recently
converted
all
of
its
diesel-fueled
vehicle
stations
in
the
Treasure
Valley
to
B20
Biodiesel
a
blend
of
20
percent
bio-fuel
and
80
percent
petroleum
diesel.
The
first
6,000
gallons
of
the
new
product
were
delivered
to
District
3s
Chinden
Boulevard
fueling
station
Sept.
15.
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Administrative
assistants
learn
to
ride
waves
of
change
With
changes
constantly
occurring
in
the
transportation
arena,
Riding
the
Waves
of
Change
was
an
appropriate
theme
for
this
years
Administrative
Workshop,
held
Sept.
22-23
in
Boise.
Throughout
the
event,
speakers
addressed
the
changing
world
of
ITD
and
how
to
adapt
to
it.
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Maintenance
Fair
helps
winter
preparation
ITD
maintenance
employees
in
eastern
Idaho
received
hands-on
training
Sept.
16
when
District
6
served
as
host
for
the
third
annual
Maintenance
Fair.
Approximately
100
employees
from
districts
5
and
6
attended
the
one-day
event.
After
a
brief
orientation
at
the
beginning
of
the
day,
employees
were
divided
into
three
groups
that
rotated
through
three
morning
sessions.
Those
groups
also
rotated
through
a
series
of
three
new
afternoon
sessions.
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Employees
urged
to
join
'Drive
Safely'
week
For
the
millions
of
commuters,
driving
to
work
isnt
as
easy
or
as
safe
as
it
used
to
be.
Over
the
past
20
years,
highway
travel
has
increased
by
80
percent
and
the
number
of
drivers
has
increased
by
30
percent,
yet
little
has
been
done
to
modify
our
road
systems
to
accommodate
all
of
these
drivers.
This
makes
for
crowded
roads
and
frustrated
motorists.
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National
MOVE
magazine
reports
on
Wrigley's
solution
Callie
Wrigley,
a
technical
records
specialist
at
ITD,
was
honored
earlier
this
year
for
creating
a
streamlined
process
to
submit
organ
donor
forms
to
the
Intermountain
Donor
Services
in
Salt
Lake
City.
Now
those
efforts
are
known
throughout
the
country.
MOVE
(Motor
Vehicle
and
Law
Enforcement)
Magazine
reported
on
Wrigleys
creative
approach
to
expediting
organ
donations
thereby
saving
lives
in
its
fall
edition.
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Bottom
line
First
aid,
CPR/AED
course
offered
PERSI
retirement
workshop
rescheduled
Random
DHR
survey
to
be
distributed
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