Issue Date: 8/21/06
Renovation bond to go on ballot
By Jason Dunn
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At the Aug. 8 Governing Board meeting, Palomar Faculty Federation President Shannon Lienhart read from a letter representing the PFF calling the proposal "the right bond at the right time," and stating that the PFF fully supports the bond. Earlier this year, members of the PFF expressed concerns that the bond money would be spent disproportionately on the new campuses in the north and south.
Deegan said these concerns were addressed at a meeting with the PFF.
The bond would be paid for by property owners in the Palomar College Community District.
Deegan said they would have to pay a tax of $14.72 per $100,000 of assessed property value.
Deegan said the first few stages of renovation at the San Marcos Campus would be the completion of the new science building, the construction of a new multi-disciplinary building, and the construction of a new library facility into which the current library would be moved.
Many buildings on the San Marcos Campus would eventually be replaced.
The PFF's letter made reference to a facilities condition assessment by an independent firm in June 2003 which found that the majority of buildings are in poor to very poor condition.
"The vast majority of them are evaluated as substandard," Deegan said. "They're still usable, they're not dangerous."
He added that the buildings could become unusable in the not too distant future.
"They've been well maintained but they're in dire need of repair or replacement. They're worn out," he said.
Deegan said these concerns were addressed at a meeting with the PFF.
The bond would be paid for by property owners in the Palomar College Community District.
Deegan said they would have to pay a tax of $14.72 per $100,000 of assessed property value.
Deegan said the first few stages of renovation at the San Marcos Campus would be the completion of the new science building, the construction of a new multi-disciplinary building, and the construction of a new library facility into which the current library would be moved.
Many buildings on the San Marcos Campus would eventually be replaced.
The PFF's letter made reference to a facilities condition assessment by an independent firm in June 2003 which found that the majority of buildings are in poor to very poor condition.
"The vast majority of them are evaluated as substandard," Deegan said. "They're still usable, they're not dangerous."
He added that the buildings could become unusable in the not too distant future.
"They've been well maintained but they're in dire need of repair or replacement. They're worn out," he said.
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