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II WIW WP'II I ly'fcipin. A 1 Sunday, Sept. 15, 1991, Spokane, Wash. THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW no SPOKANE CHRONICLE B3 'if V'lf Engineer pleased with his Wallace freeway work of art WALLACE It has been called the not-so-great Chinese wall, the concrete monster and a number of unprintable names, but Bob Dunsmore hasn't been bothered by unappreciative critics. He has his own It was a little frustrating at times," says Dunsmore, but I dont think I was ever seen as the bad guy.

The opposition was against the highway department, not local workers. Still, I did hear a lot of complaints. In fact. I'm still hearing them. Its part of the job.

Now that the viaduct curves over the railroad tracks and river on the north edge of town, people complain about traffic noise or the color of the concrete instead of the location. Workers are painting the massive slabs and columns a muted shade of beige something to blend in with the mountain, says Dunsmore. But if at least one Wallace resident had his way, the viaduct would be forest green to go with the pine trees. Everybody has their own opinion," says Dunsmore, climbing the new Wallace on-ramp in his pickup to give a tour of the 1.6-mile spread of concrete that spurred controversy and countless meetings. A city committee had a color consultant come up and this is what they came up with.

I call it Wallace Earth. He had more hair when he started and he weighed a few pounds less, but Dunsmore says his 26 years with the project have been worth it. Still, he wouldnt want to do it again. Now that the Wallace viaduct is finished, Dunsmore is too. He plans to retire sometime next spring.

I want to do some fishing and some traveling, he says, but there are no plans to drive the entire stretch of 1-90 from Seattle to Boston. Ive driven the stretch through Idaho enough to make up for that. engineering instead. Employed by the transportation department since 1954, Dunsmore didnt hear much protest when he was assigned to help plan an 1-90 route through North Idaho 26 years ago. It wasnt until we were into the project 12 years that people in Wallace started opposing it, he says.

Outraged by the possibility that historic buildings could be razed to make room for the interstate, Wallace residents rallied to have the entire town placed on the National Historic Register. They filed suit, demanding an environmental impact statement before a single bulldozer was allowed near the community. When a federal judge ruled in the towns favor, Dunsmore and his crew had to start over a process that put the project behind six years. opening of the small stretch of 1-90 than Dunsmore, who began making plans for the new interstate in 1965. I never thought the project would take this long, he says, watching semis wind around the mountain from his office window.

Now that its about over, I have mixed emotions. Im glad that its done, but Im also a little sad. Its probably the most challenging thing Ive ever done. I hate to see it end. Growing up in nearby Osburn, Dunsmore took an old two-lane highway to high school in Wallace, never dreaming he would one day travel the same route for a living and replace the road with a smooth, high-speed freeway.

I always thought Id become a teacher, he says. But as soon as I enrolled at the University of Idaho, I changed my mind and went into levy of $330,000 in 1992 for maintenance, operation and capital improvements. Town of Malden proposition asks for a tax levy of $7,500 in 1992 to purchase a used truck and snow removal equipment. Oakesdale Park and Recreation District No. 4 proposition asks for a' tax levy of $37,950 for the operating fund, swimming pool, capital outlay andor cumulative reserve.

Oakesdale has three issues: Proposition 1 asks for a levy of $25,000 for current expense operaJ tions and reserves, to be collected in 1992. Proposition 2 asks for a levy of $25,000 for street work, street lights and street expenses and improvements. Proposition 3 asks for a levy of $20,000 for penetrating oil and rock on several streets. Oakesdale Cemetery District No. 1 proposition asks for a levy of $15,000 in 1992 for maintenance and operation.

CONTINUED: FROM B1 Whitman the ballot asks voters to choose between greatly enlarging two elementary schools or enlarging two and building a new third school on land the district has arranged to buy on the southeast edge of Pioneer Hill. Under either option, Franklin Elementary would be sold or razed. But some residents say they should be able to choose to keep Franklin. Pullman resident Margueret Powell said she found a way to show that on her ballot. Instead of marking the two- or three-school option, she left that portion of her absentee ballot blank and wrote in Proposition 3, no to both options, on the gray folder.

According to the county auditors office, this is a valid option. Powell urged other voters to do the same, even though it would take longer to count ballots. It makes a tremendous amount of work, but in the interest of education I think we can go the extra mile. If voters choose the three-school option, it will cost more in the long run. Building a new third school would cost an additional $5.7 million, according to a facilities task forces figures.

The additional money would come from future bond sales. The district estimates that running three In the Colfax School District, Cindy Jones, Carl Thompson, Gail Webster and Bob Wynkoop are battling for the post of District 4 director. In the Rosalia School District, Ken Jacobs and Lori J. Stenger will move on to Novembers general election for the District 4 directorship because Michael Kuster, whose name will be on the ballot, has withdrawn from the race. Pullman Hospital District 1A features a proposition and two races: for commissioner of District 2, position 2, Stanley Bauer, Bruce Heim-bigner and Marilyn M.

Neville; for commissioner-at-large, position 5, C. Michael Murphy, Michael Rydbom and Elizabeth Betty" Shoup. The proposition is: Should the number of hospital district commissioners be increased from five to seven by adding new positions in all three districts and having only one at-large position? Whitman County Hospital District No. 3 proposition asks for a tax rH, THE ARCWCATS AREHERENOW! molten WOIL cull IffOWMOtlllf spokane Its a thing of beauty," says Dunsmore, 59, a resident engineer with the Idaho CONTINUED: FROM B1 Election money is left over from the projects, Hunter said the district office would be spruced up. If passed, the five-year bond would cost homeowners an estimated 67 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation in 1991, dropping each year until it reached 24 cents in 1996.

The owner of a $50,000 house would pay $33.40 in 1992 and $12 in 1996. The three candidates vying for a school board position in Tuesdays primary agree that the old garage needs to be replaced. The old garage is a testament to northern resilience. A decade ago, one side of the rafters were raised about three feet, giving most of the buses enough room to drive inside. Still, two of the districts buses are still too tall and one is too long to fit inside.

Hunter said. Also, the garage leans to the south. If approved, the new garage would have three service bays, two for repair work and one for washing the buses, Hunter said. It would be designed so it could be expanded when necessary. Following are the other primary battles in Stevens and Pend Oreille counties: Pend Oreille County Cemetery District No.

1, which operates the Newport Cemetery, is seeking approval of a six-year special levy of 11 cents per $1,000. Commissioner Curt Knapp, a Newport funeral director, said the special levy is designed to replace ll'i-cent regular tax the district used to be able to collect. Regular tax collections were cut off for the district three years ago when more senior taxing districts soaked up all the available revenue. The district had to borrow $20,000 from the county, which was paid back voters approved a two-year, 25 cents per $1,000 special levy two years ago. Knapp said that levy was higher than the proposed one because of the need to repay the loan.

County Assessor Steve Thompson said 2.27 cents of the districts regular levy was restored this year, but theyre not assured by any means that theyll get that 2.27 cents next year." Knapp said the special levy is designed to produce $60,000 a year. Commissioners intend to reduce the norm suzuia schools instead of two would cost about $200,000 more per year. Contrary to some information, the school board said it does not have a scaled-down proposal to present in November. Any new proposal would have to be submitted by Sept. 19 to get on the November ballot, and two days would not be enough time to come up with a new proposal, according to the school district.

A similar bond proposal was defeated last year, the first time an education bond or levy failed in Pullman. But that $12.6 million bond included money for short-term items such as equipment and repairs, which some voters said should not have been included in a bond. Also, it was the first time in about 20 years that a school bond for new construction had been presented. Also on the ballot in Whitman County: In the Pullman School District, Jon P. Anderson, David A.

Cleary and Lawrence Larry W. Volkening are running for District 3 director. On the Albion Town Council, Jim Goeben, Wayne Hoppy Hopkins and Paul T. Melevin want position No. 1.

The Colton Town Council position No. 3 spot is sought by Claude P. Dahmen, Lynn Larson and Marvin Mustard. iffs spokesman said Saturday. The bodies of Kenneth Cheetham, 60, and his wife Iva Larue Cheetham, 56, were discovered last Wednesday.

Investigators suspect both were murdered. DIAMOND BACK ASCENT EX (LX) 469 reg. 539 Assembled Full Warranty 1st Service Free! Murder suspected in deaths Department of Transportation who has worked on the 1-90 project for 26 years nearly all of his career. Some people might find it an eyesore, but to me, a structure like this is sort of like a sculpture. Its a work of art.

In 1976, Wallace residents practically had a shootout over keeping the freeway away from their historic downtown, but today the town is celebrating the interstates completion. Although they can no longer claim the last stoplight on 1-90 and downtown traffic flow certainly wont be the same, most Wallace residents seem satisfied with the outcome. The 30-foot-high viaduct is obtrusive, they say, but at least it hugs the edge of town instead of cutting through it. Nobody is more pleased with the levy if necessary so that no more than $60,000 is collected annually, whether from the regular or special levy. The money is needed to pay the districts one employee, to cover routine maintenance and, if possible, to overhaul a faulty water system and replace an obsolete backhoe, Knapp said.

Some money also may be added to the district's fund for installing a fence, he added. The cemetery district includes the entire southern end of the county, from the Spokane County line to Blueslide. In Colville, Bob Allen, Dale Buell and Duane Scott hope to replace retiring Mayor Helen White. James Forsyth Robert Kerr and Ned Swanson are running for the City Council position being vacated by Scott. Scotts brother, Gordon, also is on the ballot for the council position, but he has moved away and is urging people to vote for someone else.

lone residents Michael Hicks and Barbara Smith are running against incumbent Town Councilman Sam Nicholas. Jonnie Botzheim, Nickie Dickinson and Ken Timmreck are seeking the council position being vacated by David Weaver. In the Newport School District, Joel Jacobsen and Harold Unruh hope to unseat school board member Charlotte Naccarato. Incumbent Randy Wyrobek, who was appointed earlier this year, is being challenged by Kris Darby, Hud Mason and El-den Nobles. Incumbent Keith Ballance is facing Bevin Montgomery, a former school board member of seven years, and Eldon Roush for Kettle Falls School District position one director.

All three men have children in district schools. In Hunters, Todd Kennedy, Mark Hudspeth and Mary Stein are seeking the Columbia School District director position 3 vacated by retiring board member Frank Jefferson. In the Wellpinit School District, incumbent Howard Abrahamson is being challenged by Greg Wynecoop and Chico Corral. The three candidates for director district position five are longtime Wellpinit residents and each has had children attend the school. flues and structures were demolished in 1986 and 1987, but the smelter soils is still mixed with arsenic dust and other toxic metals.

City officials have accused the Asarco of dragging its feet in the cleanup, but Asarco site manager Tom Aldrich says the company has had to comply with numerous local, state and federal requirements governing cleanups. The sooner the demolition is finished, the sooner we can get down to the business of completing the site cleanup, Aldrich said. He said the company hopes to begin demolition by late spring or early summer next year. The smokestack, which was the tallest structure west of the Mississippi when it was built in 1917, will be demolished using a series of explosives that will encircle the stack about 30 feet above its base. The idea is to bring the stack down inside a small area surrounded by earthen berms that will help contain the debris.

The area will be sprayed with water to minimize dust, but many local residents are worried about a cloud of arsenic-dust coming down on their yards and homes. Asarco has promised to clean up any contamination and fix any damage the demolition causes. Fridays agreement also calls for the razing of all but two buildings at the plant site. The two buildings that will remain are ore sheds that will be used to store contaminated debris until a permanent disposal plan is Associated Press MISSOULA, Mont. A Washington state man whose body was found last week in a western Montana forest died from gunshot wounds to the chest, a Missoula County Sher EmthPiyision BICYCLE SHOP 550 EXT EXT Mountain Cat, 440 Prowler Prowler Mountain Cat, Pantera, Prowler 2-Up, all new Jag.

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The smokestack, as well as 68 buildings at the waterfront smelting site, will be razed tinder a $12 million, two-year plan negotiated by the company and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The plan was approved by Asarco Friday. The demolition is the first step in a massive cleanup of the site, which was shut down six years ago by Asar-co. The demolition agreement, which the EPA has 30 days to sign, has already touched off debate about later phases of the federally-managed Superfund site cleanup.

Tacoma Mayor Karen Vialle said shes worried about Asarcos plans to bury hazardous waste from the plant at the site. Theres no way we want a hazardous waste dump sited in the middle of a residential neighborhood, Vialle said. It not only means that the site cannot ever be fully redeveloped, it will also set a dangerous precedent for all of the other Superfund sites we have in this community, she said. The plant has produced copper and, as a by-product, arsenic From ores from the Philippines and Southeast Asia since its opening in 1890. For decades, it was the only source of arsenic in the United States.

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