Renovation projects begin
Joshua Ayers
Issue date: 2/9/05 Section: News
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Siegers said that the AST building is going to be completed in two phases. Phase one is expected to make the welding and machine labs available for classes by April 5 of this year. Phase two will cover the completion of the wood and auto shops and is projected to be finished by Aug. 10.
The five-month modernization process of the planetarium in the Math and Science Building is expected to begin at the end of May 2005. The upgrade will replace the existing 24-foot dome with a 36-foot one and will increase the seating capacity to 70 seats. Siegers also said that the plans for the new planetarium are awaiting approval from the Division of the State Architect.
BC and the Delano Joint Union High School District have purchased approximately 50 acres in the Delano area and are planning to build a cooperative use facility that would include a multipurpose building and new library.
Other BC projects that are being considered for sequencing include updating and strategically placing emergency phones on campus, a modernization of the Student Services Building, construction of athletic field facilities, updating vertical access compliance in Memorial Stadium, asbestos abatement and modernization of the Weill Center, which is currently in progress, and construction of new Allied Health Buildings for BC and Delano campuses.
"We're doing some long-range planning," said BC interim president Lincoln Hall.
Hall also said that some of the projects, if sequenced, could have completion dates as far off as 2012.
There is still a lot of red tape to cut through, though. Once the board has approved a sequencing plan for BC, the plans will have to be approved at the district level. Committees from Cerro Coso and Porterville colleges will submit plans for their schools, and the district will evaluate the needs of all schools and then develop a plan that will be submitted to the state for approval as well as try to seek matching funds for projects.
Vice President of Student Services Bill Cordero said that even if everything went well from today, that there would still be 18 months or more at the state level before any of the projects could begin.
The five-month modernization process of the planetarium in the Math and Science Building is expected to begin at the end of May 2005. The upgrade will replace the existing 24-foot dome with a 36-foot one and will increase the seating capacity to 70 seats. Siegers also said that the plans for the new planetarium are awaiting approval from the Division of the State Architect.
BC and the Delano Joint Union High School District have purchased approximately 50 acres in the Delano area and are planning to build a cooperative use facility that would include a multipurpose building and new library.
Other BC projects that are being considered for sequencing include updating and strategically placing emergency phones on campus, a modernization of the Student Services Building, construction of athletic field facilities, updating vertical access compliance in Memorial Stadium, asbestos abatement and modernization of the Weill Center, which is currently in progress, and construction of new Allied Health Buildings for BC and Delano campuses.
"We're doing some long-range planning," said BC interim president Lincoln Hall.
Hall also said that some of the projects, if sequenced, could have completion dates as far off as 2012.
There is still a lot of red tape to cut through, though. Once the board has approved a sequencing plan for BC, the plans will have to be approved at the district level. Committees from Cerro Coso and Porterville colleges will submit plans for their schools, and the district will evaluate the needs of all schools and then develop a plan that will be submitted to the state for approval as well as try to seek matching funds for projects.
Vice President of Student Services Bill Cordero said that even if everything went well from today, that there would still be 18 months or more at the state level before any of the projects could begin.