Initial claim by Blog in commentary that College would pay $200,000 and Foundation a portion of $700,000 donated funds it was receiving from unnamed source was incorrect.
In the Blog Commentary of Friday, April 10 the author of the commentary (me) incorrectly stated the total cost of the soccer (multi-use) field the Community College is now building on the Prescott Campus. The information received by the Blog, which it believes is correct, is that the Community College Foundation will pay $200,000 toward construction of the facility and the College will pay its staff for working on the project. (There is no indication of how much staff time is associated with the project.)
The $200,000 is a part of a $700,000 donation to the Foundation from a so-far unnamed source. Of that $700,000, $500,000 is going to pay for a “Technical Theater Building” on the Prescott Campus and $200,000 for building the soccer (multi-use) field.
It should be noted that the Governing Board has not finalized approval of the project, although the absence of discussion about the project at April’s budget portion of the meeting strongly suggested there was no disagreement among its members about the project. The final vote on the Budget that includes the soccer (multi-use) field comes next month where the Blog expects final approval.
The Blog apologizes for the error.
Yavapai Community College’s Career and Technical Education (CTEC) Program is using its equipment to produce plastic face shields for County health workers. According to the College, the need for face shields is 40 a day in Yavapai County. However, the equipment at CTEC can produce only 15.
The District Governing Board was informed at its April meeting that efforts to obtain an agreement for a five-year lease on property located about half-way between Cottonwood and Camp Verde on highway 260 for a Career and Technical Education Center (CTE) fell through. Vice President Clint Ewell reported that a five-year proposal was sent to the owners of certain property on highway 260 with the expectation they would agree to it. However, at the last minute they decided to sell the land to another entity rather than lease it to the Community College for a CTE facility.
Emergency Relief Fund. The Relief Fund was authorized as part of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, called the CARES Act. The act was signed into law about two weeks ago.
The Yavapai Community College library staff has created a safe curbside book and DVD pickup. Go online, select your book or DVD, drive by either location, call the College, and the book is delivered to your car. Below is the notice the College has posted about this service.
The Verde Independent newspaper, in a story written by staff reporter Jason W. Brooks, has provided detailed information regarding the potential development of a 72-apartment complex on about five acres of land located between the Yavapai College Verde Valley Campus, Haskell Springs Road and Hidden Springs Lane. As many as 14 units of the complex may be set aside for use by Yavapai Community College students and staff.
The Yavapai Community College Southwest Wine Center tasting room is closed. However, the Center can send wine from its facility on the Verde Campus to customers anywhere in Arizona. Posted below is the information the Wine Center has provided regarding the availability of its wine.
