Asbestos Remloval to Continue This Summer
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Opinion, Page 7 Gay menand women have the right to express LadiesAgainst Women and other clubscould their sexuality. to be enticing HCC students. e Community College Vol. 32, No. 14 A biweekly student publication May 21,1992 Asbestos remloval to continue this summer Michelle Washburn ventilation projects accom- Senior Reporter plished this summer. If every- thing goes as planned, the work Highline Community Col- will begin inthe middle of June. lege students might be won- The asbestos .will take four dering where everyonein Bldg. weeks to finish and theheating 6 hasgone this summer bc- and ventilation will take an- cause the entire building will other four. HCC plans to com- be evacuated and relocated,all plete the project by fall. except for a few men in astro- Dean of Administration naut-like suits. These workers Laura Saunders says that the will not be chasing straysatel- asbestos is not harmful unless lites: they will be removing as- it is disturbed. “That is when bestos from the ceilings of there are health risks;the fibers Bldg. 6. are harmful when inhaled.” Asbestos is knownto be Saunders also statedthat harmful to one’s health if ex- one would have to be exposed posed to it extensively. butthat to the asbestos for a long pe- is not why the project to re- riod of time to be harmed and File Photo .’ Bldg. 6, where the Counseling offices are located, will be undergoing an asbestos move it was originally planned. says that risks of asbestosis, a removal program this summer so work can be done on the ventilation system. The reason it is being removed lung disease caused by expo- is because HCC wanted to have sure of asbestos, is higher for how Betty Duncan, the office only $2 million for an estimated. mingpool, was done a few years the heating and ventilation of those whoare cigarette smokers. supervisor of Registration, felt $5 million- projectto remove agowhen the plumbing was Bldg. 6. as well of Bldgs. 14, In 1988, an air sampling of about working in a potentially the hazardous asbestos.worked on. 16. and 17, worked on. which HCC’s buildings was con- dangerousenvironment, she Saunders said the college will means the workerswill have to ducted.The results showed said, “Ithink that the college have to see how far the money go up into the ceiling where the thatthe air quality was well has been very openwith us and will stretch. Bldg. 8 was See Asbestos, asbestos is located. This is below standardregulations. has kept us well informed.” cleaned of asbestos last sum- Page 16 likely to stir up the asbestos,so meaning the exposure of the The state is supplying mer and Bldg. 27, the swim- HCC decided to get both the asbestos is more likely to harm asbestos and the heating and those around it. When asked Local residents weigh need for a HCC instructors to receive third runway at Sea-Tac Airport three percent pay increase cm handledapproximately his business travels are fre- Brian Kinq gram , the capitol budget and Staff Writer 338,000 flights. By the year quently hampered by these Staff Writer for the teachers’ salaries,” 2000, this number will have flight delays. He states that he Stowe said, As the 21st centuryrapidly increased to more than4 10,OOO is in favor of the, third runway Highline Community Col- The board is working on a approaches, port authoritiesare -- exceeding the capability of because it will help alleviate lege has received word from newsystem called the State faced with a newdilemma; the twc existing runways by many delays by allowing air- the Legislature andthe state AllocationModel, which while keeping the concernsof some 30,OOO flights per year. craft to do simultaneoustake- board that teacherswill be get- would be a general grid on how localcitizensinmind, they must Coupled with the fact that offs and landings. Tecklenburg ting a three percent increasein much the instructor should be deal with the need. for a third only one.runway is used most maintains, “If people continue salary effective January 1, paid. It would be based on the runway at Sea-Tac Airport. of the time at Sea-Tac due to to miss thesemeetings, they 1993. Governor Booth Gar- amount of experience and the The airport, at the present adverseweather conditions, will notdo business in dener has offically signed it. degrees and credits the instruc- time, serves more than 16 mil- flights into and out of Seattle Seattle ... but will take their The state had not beenfund- tor has. lion people annually, and by could ultimately and routinely business elsewhere.” ing increments, which are in- By figuring out where the the year 2000 that number is be delayedfor twohours caw Since Decemb6rof 1989, a creases in salary that the fac- college faculty member would expected to grow to morethan ingcatastrophic consequences. panel of consultants hasbeen ulty automatically gets, “The fall into that grid,it would de- 25 million. These numbers ap These delays will cost the cooperating with citizens and three percent salary raise does terminehow much salary pear to be staggering, but by airlines more than $200 mil- the business commpnity to de- not cover the cost of living,” money would come to the col- the year2020 the present num-lion by the turn of the century. vise a possible solution to the said Lorain Stowe, president lege. ber of air travellers will have This will mean service reduc- third runway problem. of the Highline College Educa- This, however, is different ballooned to more than 40 mil- tions, more expensive airline The 39 members of the tion Association. than the state-wide salary lion. tickets, increasesin the cost of Puget Sound Air Transporta- The state board is the state schedule, which determines Accommodating these goods arriving byair, and ihe tion Committee (PSATC)have organization that regulates and salaries atthe state level, “Most 500,000 additional peoplewho possible lay-off of many of the listened to 11 public forums distributes all funding to com- faculty members at HCC are are expected to move into King 100,OOO people cmploycd by held in the spring of 1992 and munity colleges in thestate. not in favor of the state-wide County by the year 2000 will the air travel industry in Wash- “The state board has to decide salary schedule because then be quite a chore. Rachael ington state. how much money eachcollege we wouldn’t be able to negoti- Garson, Media Relations Offi- Bruce Teckfenbura, an at- See Runway, is going to get for the admin- ate our salary schedule at all,” cer at Sea-Tac Airport, says torney who lives three” miles Page 4 istration, instructional pro- Stowe said, that during 1991 the airport south of the runway, says that . e Page 2 Thundcr\Vurd Thursday May 21, 1992 News Water shortage strikes in "'TheCity of Rain" Water prices have gone up as much as 200 percent Robvn Nielsen The extra money received Senior Repdrter by the surcharge will mainly go toward payingfor the pump Starting June 1. 1992. 1111 systcm usedto fetch waterfrom cnlergency water ConservationChester Morse Lake, one of the plan.announced by .Mayor reservoir lakes in the Seattle Norm Rice on May 15. could water system. Chester Morse addsurcharges of up to 200 Lake is located in theCedar percentto residential water River Watershed, just on the bills. East side of North Bend. The surcharges, developed On May IS. 1992, the Se- topromote waterconservation, attle City Council votedon the are designedin such a way that proposal to finemandatory out- W a residential water usagecut of door water restriction violators Water conservation is no longer a laughing matter. Everyone will have to work to 30 percent would balance the up to $500. For the first viola- conserve during the water squeeze. difference in billing. tion, offenders will receive a I Thesurcharges start with courtesy notice. On the second the first 500 cubic feet of wa- violation, a warning noticewill ter, which is about 3,750 gal- be issued. Onthe third offense, Water shortage no longer a future event; lons. The first 500 cubic feet a $100 fine will be charged, would add a 20 percent increase followed by a $300 and $500 officials turn to citizen to conserve water to water bills. Water usageup fine for the fourth and fifth to 1500 cubic feet would raise offenses, respectively. Brian Dickinson not be enough to make up for shaving or brushing yourteeth, the surcharge to a 60 percent The list of violations in- Staff Writer the current and future storage and wash dishes by hand. addition towater bills. Above cludes watering lawns. Water- deficiency in the area's reser- Install a low-flow 1500 cubic feet would raise the ing flower gardens. shrubs, and For thepast few months voirs. showerhead. Low-flow charge to 200 percent of nor- vegetable gardensare allowed public officials have been ask- In the average single-fam- showerheads should producea mal water bills. the highest providing that a sprinkler is not ing Seattle areacitizens tovol- ily home, each person uses at water flow between 2 and 2.5 surcharge rate. used and a regulating shut-off untarily conserve water, but byleast 77 gallons of water a day. gallons of water per mintue, Over thelast few years. the nozzle is used. Consideration the endof May, mandatory wa- Of thewater used by each which is 25 to 75 percent less potentialfor a seriouswater is beingtaken to allow new ter restrictions will go into ef- person, approximately 28 per- than a conventional shower. shortage has been increasing. mini-sprinklers thatuse low fect. cent (about 22 gallons) is .Po not use the toilet as a This year.