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Ground was broken last month
on three new buildings to be erected
on the Clackamas campus, part of a
six-building project that will update
classroom space and other facilities
at the college.
This project is a result of a $47
million bond passed by voters in
2000. Some of that money has
already been used to help pay for
expansion of CCC’s Wilsonville
campus, Harmony Center and to
establish satellite campuses in
Canby, Molalla and Estacada.
“An incredible amount of work
has taken place since we broke
ground last month,” said Dean of
College Services Al Erdman. “We
have already tom down the old C-
Tech building, got a lot of the grad­
ing work done and have put down
gravel in preparation of pouring
concrete.”
The remains of the C-Tech build­
ing were not just thrown away;
much of the old structure was sepa-
"Locating utili­
ty feeds was 1
difficult... we
got those
jMblems
solved."
Al Erdman
Dean of College Services
rated into piles that can be recycled.
Metal roofing and siding will be
remanufactured into new metal,
wood from framing and trusses will
be mulched and used as fuel for a
plywood mill. Old concrete will
become fill or road surface material.
Some of the doors, light fixtures
and toilets from the old building
may be recycled into some of the
new buildings.
ROBB EGAN Clackamas Print
The new art building will be built between the softball field and Randall Hall. The building is due to be finished by
Spring term 2003. It is one of three buildings currently under construction. Two more will break ground soon. So
far, no problems have occured with the construction.
As for current construction, no
major problems have surfaced.
Although some unexpected prob­
lems have come up, such as locating
all of the utility feeds and lines that
proved to be a cumbersome task.
“Yes, locating utility feeds was
difficult, but we got those problems
solved,” said Erdman. “The new
Streeter Annex had to be relocated
slightly in order for us to get around
some existing utility lines, but we
got it all worked out.”
The new Art building broke
ground about four weeks ago.
Contractors had to remove old top­
soil around the site in order to pre­
pare the pad. The water, sewer and
electrical lines are almost finished
and concrete should be ready to
pour soon.
“It is vital that we get pads fin­
ished and concrete poured soon,
before the rainy season sets in,”
Erdman said. “The buildings, once
erected, can be worked on in any
weather, but the concrete can not be,
for obvious reasons.”
Students should see some better
results come November, once the
shells of buildings are up. Once that
happens, however, students and staff
will be more aware of what is hap­
pening with the increase in activity,
and possibly, noise levels will be
higher.
“We do not believe there will be
any real' noise issues,” Erdman said.
“Barlow Hall (near the new
Welding/Industrial building), Streeter
Hall (near the new Streeter Annex)
and McLoughlin Hall and Randall
Hall (near the new Art Center) should
not see any higher noise levels. Most
of the activity will affect offices of
staff more than students. I don’t
believe there will be any major
impact on the library with construc­
tion of the new Streeter Annex.”
Over the summer of 2002, some
of the bond money was used to
upgrade current facilities on campus,
including the heating/air conditioning
systems of all the existing buildings
and fire panel upgrades in all build­
ings, especially those in the Family
Resource Center and Randall Hall.
The college also adjusted the interior
static pressure of Streeter Hall and the
Dye Learning Center, because of
problems with leaves and debris
blowing into those buildings once the
front doors are opened. Raising the
interior static pressure will help blow
the air out when the doors are opened.
The three newest buildings should
be completed in the spring of 2003.
Two more buildings, the Gateway
building and the Pauling Center
annex will break ground this fall and
should be completed in the fall of
2003.
Budget cuts will raise tuition
News Editor
LUKE MAHAN Clackamas Print
The parking lot closest to the Community Center closed
Monday, October 14 for storage of equipment. The 75
spaces are scheduled to be closed until November 2003.
“The sooner we can deal with the
problem the better,” Al Erdman, dean
of college services, said regarding
the school’s recent, and future, budg­
et cuts.
State revenue is down this year,
and since Clackamas receives 15 per­
cent of its funding from the state, the
school has taken a budget cut. Also,
Clackamas is required to start paying
the Public Employees Retirement
Services (PERS) surcharge next year.
This will cost about $700,000. .
College President Joe Johnson
said the school cut about $600,000
last year and will cut about $700,000
this year. “If the income surcharge
doesn’t pass in January, we may have
to cut as much as $1.4 million,”
Johnson said.
In response to the cuts that have
been made this year, and in prepara­
tion for the expected future cuts, all
departments have been asked to cut
two percent of their spending. Each
department will decide individually
how to make the cuts. The English
department has been asked to save
$40,000, and other departments will
have similar losses. Most of the
money should come from saving on
materials and supplies.
Since Clackamas also needs to
increase revenue, tuition is going up.
Starting winter term, it will cost $43
a credit. However, the cost of text­
books will not go up, according to
Erdman.
The
expanded
President’s
Council is also exploring ways to
save and make money. Johnson and
Erdman agree that the focus lies on
keeping all instructional courses
intact. They are trying to make deci­
sions based on what will not impact
instruction to students. Since
employee salaries make up about 80
percent of the school’s spending,-
See Budget on page 2