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Show full-time director is not possible, then perhaps the agencies previously mentioned or the Bicentennial coordinators in Denver would be potential sources for accomplishing this final work. If a It is also our recommendation that the Dominguez-Escalante Bi centennial Committee which has been reviewing our work on this report 'continue to function as a final coordinative authority in the implementation phase by designating a sub-committee to be composed of representatives from each of the four states who would then be responsible to oversee the work of the director. (4) Section A of this report should be implemented insofar as possible, though'these items are not as critical as the primary ramadas. This involves markers, roadside directional signs and other similar items. Once again, the agency or local authority for primary responsibility in funding and implementing this work is indicated in Section B Primarily, highway departments should furnish and install the roadside signs, but markers and historic information panels and interpretive ramadas would most likely fall under the jurisdiction of a community nearby or the government agency which controls the land on which the marker is to be located. If funds are not available or the agency is unwilling, then the director should attempt to acquire funding through some other means to accomplish the implementation. Travel directors may be the best source of help in these matters, since they may be able to raise funds from private sources interested in the tourist trade. The individual costs of the hardware items are as indicated in Section A. These costs are estimates for producing the hardware item, but may be taken as preliminary only since final costs could not be determined until the total numbers desired is known, and a final source'of manufacture is established by the director. .. It is recommended that the development of hardware should, with the exception of the road signs (which could be developed by the individual state highway departments) all be accomplished in one place at one time. This will help to ensure lower costs and more consistency of quality. Therefore, it is suggested that the director coordinate the orders for these particular items and have one source of supply or construction. The local group, then, would be responsible for actual installation at the site. (5) The director should continue efforts to coordinate the local obser and insofar as possible coordinate these with the 1976 Bicentennial Expedition. The local observanc€s should be coordi nated throgh local Bicentennial chairmen so that some local pressure can be brough to bear to finalize these observances. APA attempted in the beginning of our project to establish these final commitments, but it is not possible for us to do this, since we lack local authority and cannot maintain pressure in each area over a long period of time. vances In conjunction with this subject, the calendar of events should be completed prior to the publication of the manual mentioned above. The concept for this 'has been out1ined in our report in Section B. 1-3 |
