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Two LCCC Projects Eye Start and Finish
Two LCCC Projects Eye Start and Finish - Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 4:07PM EST
Thursday, Oct 16, 2008 @ 04:07pm EST
Two big projects at Luzerne County Community College are on track, but they need funding to finish.
It will take millions of dollars to complete the public safety training institute and the proposed health sciences center.
The Kanjorski Center in Nanticoke has sat nearly vacant for two years.
Monday, Luzerne County Community college board of trustees voted to lease the building.
LCCC president Thomas Leary says, “ There have been so many people that have been involved in making certain that we move forward with this project. That news was great on Monday night that we are ready to move forward."
LCCC wants to move it's health and sciences programs into the center.
The school will pay nearly 290 thousand a year for the lease.
President Leary says it's money covered by school budgets and state funding.
While that project is nearing it's start, another needs millions of dollars to finish.
County commissioners rejected a 4.9 million dollar payment for the school's public safety training institute.
Leary says, "I believe the commissioners exercised prudent judgment in allowing our solicitors to assess the contract, make a determination on its validity. And we are certainly hopeful at the college that we can move forward with this important project."
Construction equipment is sitting idle right now, but when funding frees up, an emergency workers drivers program and administration building will be built here, right across the street from campus."
President Leary says he's ready for both projects to be finished.
Leary says, "These two facilities will allow us to expand our programs, provide better services for our students and better opportunities when they graduate."
But some things need to be worked out before construction and renovation starts.
Nanticoke's Municipal Authority must give final approval to the Kanjorski center lease.
If all goes well, the college hopes to have the center renovated and ready for class by summer 2010. | | |
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