What is the rumor about new student housing in Lemoore and Coalinga?
There is truth to your inquiry. For the past several months, we have been in discussion with potential financing and management partners about constructing new student housing in Lemoore and a major reconstruction of the existing facilities in Coalinga. Nothing has been agreed to, and in fact we will be discussing this possibility with the board at their April 10th retreat.
How are building projects moving along at both colleges?
The facilities committees of both colleges have been busy working with our district architect, Chris Addington, to put the finishing touches on the design and functional elements of the projects on each college.
As you recall, even though we did not pass our bond, the Chancellor’s office allowed us to keep our projects on the funding list if we were able to come up with our district match. To date we have been able to identify 75 percent of the match needed to complete these projects.