lackamas Community College
is asking for $90 million this
fall. The campus is prepar
ing for Ballot Measure 3-447,
which will be voted on Nov. 4.
With a focus on high demand
areas such as engineering,
nursing and manufacturing, the bond would
modernize and update classroom space for job
training opportunities among other projects.
The bond would also fund building a new
industrial learning center on the main campus
that would benefit automotive, manufactur
ing, welding, skilled trades and apprenticeship
preparation as well as a new community center.
A bond is a loan that voters pay back in taxes.
The bond measure would not result in an in
crease in the college’s estimated average annual
bond tax rate of 19 cents per $1,000 of assessed
property value. The bond would be paid off in
26 years or less from the date of issuance and
may be issued in multiple series, according
to the CCC website. For example, for a home
valued at $250,000, the home owner would pay
$47.50 in taxes per year, for 26 years when the
bond would be paid off.
In 2000, the college passed a $47 million bond
that paid for work on the Niemeyer Center,
Roger Rook Hall, Dejardin Hall, Streeter An
nex, the Art Center and Training Center 2.
A $130 million bond measure
was defeated by nearly two-
thirds of voters in 2011. With a
smaller bond price in mind than
three years ago, members of the
CCC community are working
hard to get the word out.
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Vote Yes for Clackamas Commu
nity College campaign spokes
person Marcia Latta said that in
addition to the $90 million from
taxpayers, $16 million in state
matching funds is available, as
well as $5 million in private do
nations, totaling $111 million for
die campus. The bond vote would allow the college
to expand classroom space in high demand areas
and this is a great time to make these improve
ments because, as Latta said, “[matching fund]
opportunities may not be around” at other times.
So far, the campaign has been endorsed by the
Clackamas Community College Board of Educa
tion, David Robinson, a candidate for Clackamas
County Clerk, The Oregonian, and Barry Rotrock,
a retired superintendent of Oregon City School
District, among many others. The campaign is
well underway and the Clackamas community can
learn more at:
www.clackamas.edu/bondinformation,
www.voteyesclackamascollege.com/.
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