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Retired
Navy pilot named Aeronautics administrator
A
native of Idaho whose aviation experience includes
flight training and education, military service
and administrative work in the private sector,
was named the new Division of Aeronautics administrator
this week. ITD Director Pam Lowe announced Thursday
afternoon the selection of John DeThomas who will
leave his family’s farm near Rupert, to
assume the administrative position, effective
April 9.
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Salary
package may be recommended April 9
ITD employees can expect salary increases ranging
from about 2.75 percent to 5 percent, depending
on performance, position in pay range and –
for some – their job classification. Targeted
positions that historically are difficult to fill
or retain employees for likely will receive additional
targeted pay increases. The CEC committee hopes
to recommend a salary plan to the Executive Team
on April 9.
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Plugs pulled on 25-year-old data terminals
On a day when the Idaho Transportation Board acknowledged
the retirement of a dozen veteran employees, they
also learned of a less conspicuous retirement –
the mothballing of 16 monochrome computer terminals
located within the bowels of the computer center
at Headquarters.
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Board
votes to form highway inventory program
ITD and the Local Highway Technical Assistance Council
(LHTAC) approved a cooperative agreement to establish
a Local Highway Inventory Program to verify the
number of improved highway miles.
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Spring breakup, heavy loads threaten highways
The simple term for a vexing annual occurrence in
northern climates is “spring breakup,”
a reference to the potential impact on highways
of long, cold winters and the recurring cycle of
thaws and freezes. Maintenance crews learn to live
with spring breakups of short duration; prolonged
cycles, however, bring the risk of significant damage
to highway surfaces.
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New
Web site focuses on engineers in training
Over the past two months the EITs, with support
from Cynthia Gardner and other Corporate IT staff,
created a Web site to showcase all aspects of the
EIT program. The site includes information about
ITD, the EIT program, qualifications to apply for
the program, where to apply, advancements and testimonials
from past and present EITs.
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Aeronautics
to co-sponsor safe pilot seminars
ITD's Division of Aeronautics, in cooperation with
the Federal Aviation Administration, will co-sponsor
a series of four Safe Pilot seminars on the use
of aeronautical charts. The seminars will be held
March 26 in Boise, March 28 in Twin Falls, March
29 in Idaho Falls and April 23 in Lewiston.
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employees to receive service awards Wednesday
Although
employment longevity typically is measured in years,
for many in the transportation department it also
is measured in contributions to Idaho travelers
and improvements to the system they depend on. More
than 50 ITD employees, including a dozen who concluded
their service through retirement in the last six
months of 2006, will be honored for their contributions
Wednesday at a semi-annual service awards ceremony.
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