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P a g e 12
T h e IN D E P E N D E N T , M a y 2, 2 0 0 2
PCC looks at tuition increase to help offset reduced state funds
F acin g b u d g e t c u ts of a p ­
p ro x im a te ly $ 2 .3 m illio n a n n u ­
ally, th e b oa rd of d ire c to rs of
P o rtla n d C o m m u n ity C o lle g e
vo te d to in c re a s e tu itio n by $5
p e r c re d it hour, to $ 4 5 p e r c re d ­
it hou r, b e g in n in g s u m m e r
te rm , 2 0 0 2 . T h e b o a rd is e x ­
p e c te d to a ls o in c re a s e th e
te c h n o lo g y fe e b y $ .5 0 p e r
c re d it h o u r, fro m $ 2 .5 0 to
$ 3 .0 0 , fo r th e first 15 credits.
P C C p la n t s a le s ta rts W e d n e s d a y
T h e a n n u a l P C C P la n t S ale
at th e R o ck C re e k C a m p u s
g re e n h o u s e ,
17705
N .W .
S p rin g ville R oad, is s la te d fo r
8 :0 0 a.m . to 6 :0 0 p.m . fro m
W e d n e s d a y th ro u g h S aturday,
M ay 8 th ro u g h 11. T h e sale
Buxton C em etery
cleanup day slated
T h e a n n u a l b u sin e ss m e e t­
ing of the B u xto n C e m e te ry w ill
be held Saturday, M a y 18, at
9 :00 a.m . at th e ce m e te ry. T he
s e m i-y e a rly c le a n -u p w ill be
h eld th e sa m e day, fo llo w in g
th e m eeting .
T h e co m m itte e has in vite d
the c o m m u n ity to s e e th e im ­
p ro v e m e n ts th a t h a v e b e e n
m a d e and to h e a r a b o u t m ore
th a t are p la n n e d . T h o s e a t­
te n d in g sh o u ld bring th e ir ow n
lu n ch e s.
T h e c le a n -u p w o rk w ill re ­
q u ire sh ove ls, h oe s a n d rakes,
as w e ll. R e m em be r, no w a te r is
a v a ila b le so it is n e c e s s a ry to
b rin g w h a t is ne e d e d .
p ro v id e s an e x c e lle n t o p p o rtu ­
n ity to p u rc h a s e p la n ts at d is ­
c o u n t p rices, ju s t in tim e fo r
M o th e r’s Day. A t noon on S a t­
urday, M ay 10, p la n ts w ill be
tw o fo r th e price of one.
T h is year, th e re w ill be at
le a st 4 0 typ e s of a n n u a ls and
p e re n n ia ls, along w ith han gin g
b a ske ts of fu c h s ia s and p e tu ­
nias a nd g e ra n iu m s, a s w ell as
p a tio b ow ls of m ixed flo ra ls fo r
sun o r sh ad e. T h e re w ill a lso be
s h ru b s a nd tre e s up to five fe e t
tall, o rn a m e n ta l g ra s s e s and
h o u s e p la n ts .
P rice s w ill be p o ste d and
p ro c e e d s w ill go to th e PC C
F o u n d a tio n fo r la n d s c a p e te c h ­
n o lo g y s c h o la rs h ip s a nd to buy
in s tru c tio n a l m a te ria ls . T h e
sa le , h o sted by th e L a n d sca p e
T e c h n o lo g y d e p a rtm e n t, h a s
b e e n a p art of P C C fo r alm o st
2 0 y e a rs , e x h ib itin g ty p ic a l
N o rth w e s t p la n ts a n d e x o tic
sp e cie s fro m all o v e r th e w orld.
F o r m o re in fo rm a tio n , ca ll
5 0 3 -6 1 4 -7 2 5 5 .
T h e n e w tu itio n ra te w ill
bring the ann u a l bill fo r a fu ll­
tim e s tu d e n t (15 c re d its ) to
$2,025 , an in cre a se of a p p ro x i­
m a te ly 13 p e rce n t fo r a fu ll-tim e
stu d e n t. T u itio n ra n g e s fro m
$ 38 to $ 5 0 p e r cre d it h o u r at
c o m m u n ity co lle g e s O re g o n .
P C C c u rre n tly re ce ive s 55
p e rc e n t o f its re v e n u e fro m
state sources, 25 p e rce n t fro m
tu itio n a nd 16 p e rce n t fro m lo ­
cal p ro p e rty taxes. T h e re m a in ­
d e r co m e s fro m fe d e ra l fu n d s,
grants and o th e r sou rce s. T h e
cuts in sta te fu n d in g to P C C
and o th e r c o m m u n ity c o lle g e s
a cro ss th e sta te ra nge fro m 3.6
to 4.5 p ercen t.
T h e c o lle g e is p ro p o s in g a
2 0 0 2 -0 3 b u d g e t b a se d on th e
re duce d sta te su p p o rt of 4 .5
p e rcen t, o r $ 2 .3 m illio n, a n n u a l­
ly. T h e p ro p o se d g e n e ra l fu n d
b u d g e t is $119 m illion. T h e c o l­
lege has cu t its b u d g e t by m o re
th a n $1 m illio n by re d u c tio n s in
its e q u ip m e n t, tra v e l and s u p ­
plies bu d g e t, d e fe rrin g p la n n e d
m a in te n a n c e , a n d n o t filin g
ope n fa c u lty and sta ff p o sitio n s.
T h e re d u ctio n s and re ve n u e in-
c re a s e s a re n ee ded, not o n ly to
m e e t th e s ta te sh o rtfa ll, but
a ls o fo r in c re a s in g u tility and
te c h n o lo g y co sts.
Washington County
moves elections office
W a s h in g to n C o u n ty E le c ­
tio n s o ffice h a s m oved fro m
d o w n to w n H ills b o ro to 3 7 0 0
S W M u rra y B o u le va rd , S uite
101, in B e a ve rto n . It is now in
th e W a sh in g to n C o u n ty S e rvice
C e n te r E ast b u ild in g , north of
T u a la tin V a lle y H ig h w a y and
ju s t so u th of M illika n Way.
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