Over 50% of expense will flow to Prescott Campus; Administration to cut back on projects in effort to find money to cover these costs
Yavapai Community College Vice President Clint Ewell delivered a sobering message to the District Governing Board regarding the need to find $14 million over the next three years if it is to properly maintain its facilities County-wide. Well over 50% of the maintenance costs will go to the Prescott Campus.
Dr. Ewell said during his presentation on this topic that “we are really one of the best maintain colleges in the country at this point, which is great because we think that’s the way to lower the total cost of ownership; by not having any system failures that then lead to kind of secondary repairs that cost additional money.”
He also said that he was concerned that so much of the needed upkeep was coming due “right now.” One of the reasons is that a significant amount of the construction on the Prescott Campus goes back to 2000 when a $69.5 million General Obligation Bond was approved. Repairs are needed as some portions of the facilities are coming near the end of their useful life.
The Community College will be cutting some projects in an effort to generate cash to meet the maintenance needs. The video clip below may help explain the financial problem faced by the College. The complete context of this discussion can be viewed on the video posted by the Community College District Governing Board with its March 2021 minutes on its website.
