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10-15-04
Transportation
board
hears
report
on
driver
education
The
Idaho
Transportation
Board
took
advantage
of
a
day-long
workshop
before
its
monthly
meeting
last
week
to
become
better
acquainted
with
a
number
of
the
departments
current
projects.
Meeting
Thursday
(Oct.
7)
at
Headquarters
board
members
learned
about
the
driver
education
program,
administered
by
the
Department
of
Education.
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Firefighters
use
ITD
houses
for
training
The
Idaho
Falls
Fire
Department
capitalized
on
ITD's
need
to
remove
four
homes
for
a
new
highway
interchange,
and
in
the
process,
gave
firefighters
valuable
experience
in
fighting
structure
fires.
ITD
purchased
the
four
homes
as
part
of
the
Sunnyside
Interchange
project.
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Symposium
to
help
shape
future
of
airstrips
Idahos
airstrips
have
long
provided
access
to
recreational
opportunities,
contributed
to
community
development,
supported
fire
and
emergency
operations,
aided
in
natural
resource
management
and
more.
The
Recreational
Airstrip
Symposium
is
a
series
of
three
workshops
that
will
gather
transportation
officials,
pilots,
forest
managers,
outfitters
and
other
stakeholders
to
help
shape
the
future
of
how
the
airstrips
are
used,
managed,
maintained
and
improved.
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Financial
software
system
passes
major
milestone
A
core
team
charged
with
directing
ITDs
transition
to
a
new
financial
management
system
celebrated
the
conclusion
of
the
first
major
phase
last
week
and
took
a
collective
breath
before
launching
into
the
next
phase.
Approximately
one-third
of
the
way
through
the
15-month
process,
the
transition
team
concentrated
in
the
envision
phase
on
identifying
gaps
between
present
ITD
processes
and
capabilities
of
the
new
Advantage
3
package.
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Commercial
trucking
web
site
honored
An
Idaho
web
site
that
provides
information
for
commercial
truck
drivers
and
fleet
managers
has
been
recognized
nationally
as
part
of
the
2004
Digital
Government
Achievement
Awards
program.
The
honors
were
announced
recently
by
the
Center
for
Digital
Government.
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Bottom
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Oktoberfest
features
food,
safety
displays
Discounted
Steelhead
tickets
available
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