_, - .: The Michigan Daily-Thursday, April 10, 1980-Page 3 Funds for city road repair in jeopardy B-y LEE KATTERMAN Twenty city employees are tburing Ann Arbor today, simply because it ained yesterday. After every spring storm, work crews ride over every inch of 83 miles of major city roads in search of potholes needing attention, according to Street Maintenance Supervisor. John Millspaugh. And if it rains today, the crews will be out tomorrow looking for patching that washed away, as well as any new holes. IN PAST YEARS, potholes were a Cnajor local political issue, but it rarely ame up during the most recent City Council campaign. One reason could be that, in the words of Streets, Traffic and Parking Director John Robbins, is the streets are "better than a year ago." With some major roadbuilding projects recently com- pleted - notably on S. Platt, N. Maple, and State Streets - he said, "We've eliminated some of the trouble spots." But the improvements of the past few years could be in'jeopardy. State funds which Ann Arbor uses for road main- tenance are likely to be reduced, said Assistant City Administrator Patrick Kenney. THE CITY spends about $2 million annually for street-related work such as repairs, snow removal, street signs and traffic signal maintenance, accor- ding to kenney, Ninety per cent of the funds for this work comes from the state Weight and Gas Tax Fund, with the city's portion for the last few years hovering between $200,000 to $300,000. Kenney said revenues from gasoline and auto license sales - the fund's source of money - have been declining. Consequently, he expects the city's share will also decline. He said next year's city budget will be drawn up with the goal of main- taining the city's current level of fun- ding for these activities: It's unlikely, however, that any loss of state revenue can be made up, according to Kenney. IN THE MEANTIME, Robbins said, the city will step up its patching program. At this time of year holes are filled with an asphalt-gravel mixture. Where the rain or wear from autos disrupts these patches, a more per- manent hot fill is used. Robbins expects the city to use about 15,000 tons of this hot patching material, up about 3,000 tons from previous years. One cause of potholes, said Robbins, stems from water that gets trapped between the pavement and the frozen ground during late winter and early spring. If drainage is poor, the road surface almost "floats" on this water, making it easy for cars to cause breaks in the road covering. He said drains have been put in under Platt Road, Observatory and part of Maple, which should extend the life of those roads. But while road reconstruction has been increasing over the past six years, Robbins predicted this year will be a slow one. He explained that the major financing for road rebuilding came from the federal government, and that most of the money has been used. "It'll be another year or so until more money comes into the area," said Robbins. Some of the roads cited byRobbins as being in greatest need of attention are S. Maple, S. Industrial Highway, Plymouth, Fuller, and sections of Huron Parkway. One major street that will be resurfaced this summer is Washtenaw from Stadium to South University, but this project will be financed almost totally by the State Highway Department, he said. Government's role in energy and environment considered By JULIE BROWN Are government regulations concern- ing energy use and the environment necessary and reasonable? Or does government interference. hamper productivity in business? These are two of the questions addressed during a panel discussion at the Michigan Union's Pendleton Room last night. The discusssion, part of a four-day symposium sponsored by the *University's School of Natural Resources, attracted approximately 100 people. Last night's discussion included representatives from government agencies, industry, and citizen groups. "In talking about energy, I think we ought to phrase it as an issue of scarcity," said Richard Curry, legislative assistant to the Director of National Parks in Washington, D.C. "We are overspending the resource *capital of this earth." Curry expressed optimism in saying that government and educational resources can effect necessary changes in energy policy. "The universities have a large. measure of integrity, and they have the people," he said. John McCall, a senior staff consultant for Chevron Oil Corp., claimed that U.S. energy policy suffers from a lack of coordination. "No one is in charge in this country," he said. It is difficult to determine exactly which land is government- controlled and 50 to 70 statutes governing resource exploration affect these lands, he said. Joseph Browder, special assistant to the assistant secretary for land and water, Department of the Interior, responded that the government is in fact aware of energy policy needs. "If you look over the last 10 years, it's apparent that there has been a serious and rational realization by Congress with respect to the environment, " he said. Responding to McCall's charges, Browder said, "I think he (McCall) knows who's in charge and just doesn't like it." Exploration and production of energy resources is not severely inhibited by government regulation, he said. "You see we're in a battle of numbers here, and it could go on all night," McCall said."We have many instances in writing of regulations that have in one way or another inhibited production." Traverse City attorney James Olson, who specializes in environmental law, expressed a cautious optimism in the future energy situation. "I'm not a doomsdayer, but I do think the problems are severe," he said. *'There's a global responsibility. Olson said concerned individuals schould examine nuclear power policy, and the concentration of energy in large utilities. Alternative sources of energy, including solar and wind power, must be explored, he said. Referring to a case he handled several years ago, in which he represented a group of mid-Michigan organic farmers against the federal and state agriculture departments, Olson noted that the majority of them limited their use of finite resources, and most lived on two-lane dirt roads. "Our energy future may revolve around living on dirt roads," he said. Concerned about THE JOB MARKET r ' UVWYZ Don't miss your chance to interview-Read aiI1 recruiting advertisements! ENERGY. 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Public' Health Students Association-Judy Ladinsky, ."Organization of Health Care Systems in Vietnam," 3 p.m., School of Public Health Aud. II. Mental Health Research Institute-David Kupfer, "EEG Sleep and Affec- tive Disorders," 3:45 p.m., 1057 Mental Health Research Institute. Department of Geological Sciences-Thomas Rollins, "The History of Petroleum Development and Economics in the U.S.A. Since World War II," 4 p.m., 4001 C.C. Little Building. Department, of Chemistry-Romita Sen, "The Internal Structure of Neurohormonal Storage Vesicles: A NMR Spectroscopic Vies," 4 p.m., 1200 Chem. Building. Computing Center-Paul Pickelmann, "The Programming Language, Pascal,"7 p.m., Seminar Room, Computing Center. MEETINGS Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations-Sexual Harrassment Workshop, 12-2 p.m., Schorling Auditorium, School of Education. Michigan Economics Society-Fall term officer elections, 5 p.m., 3rd floor Economics Building. Campus Weight Watchers! - weekly meeting, 5:30 p.m., Project Room, Michigan League. Greenspace-Weekly Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Michigan Union. PIRGIM-Consumers' Task Force meeting, 7 p.m., 4th Floor Lobby, Michigan Union. Campus Crusade for Christ-Weekly meeting, 7 p.m., Angell Hall. Michigan Students for Anderson-Mass meeting, 7 p.m., 2235 Angell Hall. Ann Arbor Advocates for Safe Alternatives in Childbirth-Meeting on "Home Birth," 7:30 p.m., 602 E. Huron. Revolutionary Communist Youth Brigade-MAy Day action meeting, 8 p.m., Conf. Rm. 3, Michigan League. PERFORMANCES Studio Theatre-"How Do You Do?," 4:10 p.m., Arena Theatre, Frieze Building. Guild House-Poetry readings by Thomas Fitzsimmons and Gozo Yoshimasu, 7:30 p.m., 802 Monroe. Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies-Benefit for Cambodian Refugees, 7:30 p.m., St. Mary's Student Chapel. Sidda Yoga Dham-Gemini, 8p.m., 902 Baldwin. Michifish-"Wet Treks," 8 p.m., Margaret Bell Pool. Canterbury Loft-Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act -3 U- 1. 32 0- - 0130l~ Q L+-+ to the Gaines' Central Regional Dog Obedience Championship* April 12 & 13 (8:30 am -4:00 pm) Track and Tennis Field House University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) See trained dogs in exciting competitions and'get information about total dog care. frspecialevents Saturday (12 to 1) "Zeke"- Frisbee Catch-and-Fetch Champion Trick-performing dogs - Obedience demonstration Sunday.(12 to 1) "Zeke"-Frisbee Catch-and-Fetch Champion "Fly Ball" demonstration Dog Drill Team & Square Dance Admission General Admission: $1.00. (Children under 12 admitted free when accompanied by an adult.) Admission free when you present the Gaines*Dog Symbol fromf any Gaines Dog Food Q package. Parking: $1.00. 4 > 4ooo AL