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New
deputy director knows U.S. 95 very well
Stokes
and his family have watched their belongings march
up and down Idaho’s transportation backbone
several times since he began working for the Idaho
Transportation Department in 1992. The highway route
has taken him from Boise to Coeur d’Alene,
back to Boise and back to Coeur d’Alene. Stokes
and his family will head south again as he takes
a major step in his transportation career –
ITD deputy director.
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Board hears initial report on heavier truck/trailer
loads
The
Idaho Legislature, in 2003, approved the establishment
of a 10-year pilot project on segments of select
state highways to test the effects of heavier truck/trailer
combinations on pavement surfaces, bridges and safety.
Preliminary results representing the first three
years of that study were reported to the Idaho Transportation
Board during its January meeting in Boise this week.
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Teens
take shots at designing cities of future
The Future City Competition,
celebrating its 15th anniversary nationwide, asked
middle school students to design cities of tomorrow,
first on computer using SimCity software and then
in large tabletop models. Students also were asked
to research and write an essay on “Developing
an energy strategy using fuel cells to power a city
of the future.”
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Empty
shoes to depict results of not buckling up
Representatives
of the Idaho Seat Belt Coalition (ISBC) will hold
an “Empty Shoes” event at the Idaho
Capitol, Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. The ISBC will display
126 empty pairs of shoes representing the number
of unbelted occupants killed in traffic crashes
in Idaho in 2005, the latest year of complete crash
data.
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Officers
report fewer DUI arrests during holidays
Law
enforcement agencies throughout Idaho stepped up
patrols to keep impaired drivers off the road during
the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, and
their efforts appear to have been successful, according
to the Office of Highway Operations and Safety.
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AAA
survey reveals citizens transportation views
A survey of Idaho voters conducted two weeks before
the November (2006) elections should give lawmakers
a better idea what their constituents think about
a few hot button transportation issues, according
to AAA Oregon/Idaho.
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Openings
available at Headquarters clinic
On-site mammography clinics have been scheduled
for employees at Headquarters in Boise. Several
appointments still are available for the Wednesday
(Jan. 24) clinic and several openings remain for
the Feb. 15 and March 28 clinics. Please call St.
Luke's Regional Medical Center at 381-2055 to schedule
an appointment. See the linked flyer for details.
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District
4 employees share holiday proceeds
In
2006, District 4 employees raised $1,900 to be shared
evenly by the South Central Community Action Agency
Partnership and the Ike Kistler Safe House for Kids.
Program directors from both organizations were part
of the District 4 festivities and spoke about their
causes and how the money raised would be put to good
use. The district also held a teddy bear drive for
the Idaho State Police and a canned good drive that
provided food for the local senior citizens center’s
food baskets.
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Employees
can access Form W-2s online
Beginning this week, state employees may view and/or
print their 2006 Form W-2 from the State Controller's
Office Web page. Instead of waiting for days or weeks
for a Form W-2 to arrive in the mail, employees may
retrieve their forms in minutes and print a copy from
the Web. This online service also allows employees
to access copies of their Form W-2s from previous
years, dating to tax year 2002.
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