St. Louis Post-Dispatch from St. Louis, Missouri • Page 7

FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1993 ST. LOUIS HJS I "DISPATCH Five Scott Contracts Approved Preliminary Steps Taken For Commercial Airport Near Military Base the project. $212,800 to relocate families whose homes and farms are being purchased for the project. $1.4 million to design and plan five separate construction projects. $549,000 for site work, including tree and brush removal.

County Board Chairman John Baricevic said he had talked to the labor leaders and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to explain the county's determination to use more minority firms and workers on the project than required by federal rules. "We have far exceeded those minimum requirements in our current bid Iettings," Baricevic said. Project officers said more than 30 percent of contracts so far have gone to minority or disadvantaged companies. East St. Louis Mayor Gordon D.

Bush, a building commission member, praised the project managers for that achievement. "I think that's very good," he said. Coverdale said the airport is on schedule. Ground was broken last October, although there has been little construction during the winter. Commercial flights could begin as early as 1996.

The project is expected to cost about $312 million. By Robert Goodrich Of the Post-Dispatch Staff The St. Clair County Public Building Commission approved five contracts Thursday in preparation for construction of a commercial airport on the north side of Scott Air Force Base. The county also has agreed to pay a public relations firm, Faber Partners Inc. of O'Fallon, 111., up to $5,000 for production of such things as an advertising videotape, brochures and other printed materials.

Public Building Commission member James Nations urged that those materials not be used in place of personal contacts to explain the new airport's features, especially to airlines that might consider locating at Scott. County Transportation Director Robert F. Coverdale assured the commission that no opportunity to promote the airport would be lost. "We're going to make a personal visit to the airlines to sit down with their executives," he said. Coverdale said materials produced by Faber Partners would be used to tout other business opportunities in St.

Clair County besides the airport. Other expenses approved by the commission Thursday included: $1.3 million to administer an insurance program for JL.SH--i i. if -V t. Wavne CrosslinPost-DisDatch Pen Pals First-grader Molly Polette, 7, with her pen pal, Minnie Goodman, on Thursday at Del-mar Gardens Nursing Center West in west St. Louis County.

Goodman is holding a card that Molly made. Molly attends Green Pines Elementary School in Ellisville. Shimmering 1 OK gold chains Making Voting Registration Easier Missouri Legislature Working On Two Bills; Illinois Forms Panel lOKgold 18" 7mm extra-wide herringbone neckchain, $199 4 18" lOKgold 3.5mm diamond-cut solid rope neckchain, $299 Fine Jewelry By Terry Ganey and Tim Novak Of the Post-Dispatch Staff Two bills currently before the Missouri Legislature would make it easier to register to vote. In Illinois, state officials also are examining the issue. One Missouri measure, pending in the Senate and sponsored by Sen.

Lacy Clay, D-St. Louis, would allow a person to register when renewing a driver's license or automobile license. This bill is similar to one advanced Wednesday by the U.S. Senate. Another measure, passed by the state House and pushed by Secretary of State Judith Moriarty, would allow for registration by postcard.

Moriarty, a Democrat, said Missouri would be exempt from the federal bill's provisions if the state passed its own "motor voter" measure or if it allowed a person to register and vote on the same day. "I would like to see if we can avoid the cost of implementing motor voter," Moriarty said in an interview. Moriarty said she supported the idea of "same-day" registration. A commission made up of election officials, county clerks and groups interested in expanding voter registration how the state would register voters under if Congress passes the Motor Voter Bill. "The National Voter Registration Act of 1993, or 'motor will impact many areas of government not familiar with the voter registration process," Langdon Neal, chairman of the State Board of Elections, said in a recent press release.

The state panel includes Secretary of State George Ryan, a Republican who runs the state's 125 driver's license facilities where Illinois citizens would be allowed to register to vote under the federal proposal. In Wednesday's 62-37 vote in the U.S. Senate, Democrats and Republicans agreed on a compromise that leaves it up to the states whether to enable those applying for public assistance to register to vote at the same time. Democrats generally favor the Motor Voter Bill while Republicans oppose it. The bill requires all states to allow residents to register to vote when they apply for or renew drivers licenses.

The measure must be reconciled with a House-passed version, before it can be sent to President Bill Clinton for his signature. Mm would like to see if we can avoid the cost of implementing motor voter, JUDITH MORIARTY, Missouri secretary Of state should be formed to determine the best plan for Missouri, she said. "With postcard registration, it is more or less self-registration," Moriarty added. "Certain information is required, and we've built in some safety features. A person would have to vote in person as opposed to absentee balloting the first time they vote after registering and show their identification.

"What I want to do in Missouri is continue with postcard registration and see if we can't get that in place," Moriarty said. "That would get us in a good position to take the next step" of same-day registration. Meanwhile, the Illinois State Board of Elections has formed a panel of government officials to determine If' Dillard's (Photo not actual size.) We offer professional jewelry and watch repair. Complimentary ring cleaning upon request. For Your Convenience We Accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, Carte Blanche, Diner's Club Or Your Dillard's Charge.

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