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Vol. XXX No. 7 Smith addresses student concerns Photo by Joel Coreson Gordon Smith visited Clackamas’ Fireside Lounge for. an hour on Monday as one of his last stops on his campaign trail. The lounge was filled to capacity, with students and supporters also listening outside. While visiting the college, Smith answered questions about a variety of topics. See story, photos on page 6. Measure 47: can college cope? Brad Zimmerman Managing Editor if Measure 47 passes the college won’t be immediately effected (in How Measure 47 would im terms of cutbacks). pact the college — should it pass According to Keyser, the col — and what Clackamas is doing lege will suffer a $2 million dol to prepare was the topic of con lar loss for the 1997-98 year, and versation at a forum held in Gre a $2.4 - 2.5 million dollar loss gory Hall on November 1. for the 1998-99 school year. “I’m very worried about Mea “These are pretty big chunks sure 47. The polls are not good simlar in amount to the what on Measure 47 the dollars for ... it wasn’t too 4 4------------------------- measure 5were long ago that for us,” said Were not going we were deal Keyser. Keyser to go through ing with the added, however, first impacts of that [cutbacks] that the college Measure 5,” can expect some here at the said college help from the college...we’re President John legislature in the Keyser who going to do form of financial was the main support for edu everything speaker at the cation. In fact, possible to forum. Keyser said that “The main avoid that. Measure 47 has thing that I —--------------------- 9 9 some language -John Keyser, to that effect [of would like to CCC President having the legis communicate is that the lature finan Board of Education did pass a cially help education out]. C.O.P (Certificate of Participa Keyser said that even tion) issue which in effect is ... though the college has planned borrowed money, to complete a for the future, many “on the variety of projects which in margin” public organizations clude the Law Enforcement haven’t given themselves any Training Center, the Horticul extra money to handle an emer ture project, dollars to free up gency. the cash reserves because of the “Were not going to go water intrusion problem,” through that [cutbacks] here at added Keyser. the college...we’re going to do ev Keyser said that CCC has erything possible to avoid that. enough money that it will be able We’ve bought ourself some time to wait one year to see if the col — we’re have some time to work lege needs to cut any instructors with it. We have done some or programs. Keyser also said things, thinking of the worst case that Clackamas has been doing a scenario,” said Keyser regarding lot of financial planning so that cutbacks. Training Center gets go-ahead Clinton Laney Fouse Editor-in-Chief In an unanimous decision, the college Board of Education approved the project to build the North Clackamas Regional Law Enforcement Training Center near the Clackamas Town Cen ter. The $7.2 million project is a triad venture with the commu nity, 43 regional law enforce ment agencies and the college. The center’s design will serve three main purposes. It will house a Clackamas-area sher iffs’ precinct, train regional law enforcement officers and pro vide classes on gun safety to the public. “This has been a Jim Brouillette and community vision. Several times the issues cooled off but the community wanted it,” said Jim Wiseman. According to Wiseman, the two-year degree program will continue at Clairmont Hall while weapons qualification for regional law enforcement officers will take place at the new center. Approximately $12 million for the sale of certificates of par ticipation has been approved by the college board. The project will be funded by $7.2 million of those certificates of partici pation. The additional money is earmarked for repairs and re modeling of the horticulture warehouse and theApprentice Training Center. According to college Presi dent John Keyser, one of the first things on the agenda is to hire a person to serve as a site manager. “This person will have an of fice at Clairmont until the center is completed. They will handle scheduling, the use of the facility and hiring support staff,” said Keyser. The Sheriff’s Department has agreed to reimburse the college for its share of the project. Addi tional fees for using the facility are planned in order to repay the college’s portion of the cost. Construction of the center ful fills the Sheriff’s Department promise of locating a precinct in the Town Center area. The origi nal commitment came from voter approval in 1994 of the North Clackamas Enhanced Law En forcement District. Besides on-going training provided for local law enforce ment officers, the center will serve both Clackamas students and the public. Criminal jus tice students will benefit from the training center’s state-of-the art environment. In a resolution by the Board, it was determined the indoor fir ing range will be open to pub lic. This is provided users take the firearms safety course. The course consists of safety and re- s p o n s i b i 1 i t y , firearmsnomenclature, civil and criminal law, and firing range qualification. The college contracted with Architects Barrentine, Bates, Lee for the center’s design develop ment drawings. They expect to complete the drawings within the next couple of weeks. The two-and-a-half acre site is located on vacant property at Southeast 82nd Avenue and Sunnybrook Street. It will house three classrooms and a 20-spot indoor range. The pro jected completion date is May 1998. Jim Brouillette, retiring Director of Public Service wlnsl As of 6 p.m. Tuesday, Democratic incumbent Bill Clinton was projected the winner over Republican Bob Dole for the presidency.
