Do not assume this is the final plan – Blog has no way of knowing whether College is also considering other plans | Plan includes art gallery, tap/tasting room, community room | cost estimates differ
Yavapai Community College provided Third District Representative Paul Chevalier with one possible plan for a College beer brewing facility in the Verde Valley after he submitted his last Public Records Request. Readers should be warned that there is no assurance that there are not other options or plans for a brewery not provided to Mr. Chevalier that the Community College is considering.
The plan Mr. Chevalier obtained, and provided to the Blog, covers only 8,000 square feet. You may recall that on May 17, 2022 at the Governing Board meeting that the College said it was expanding the Verde Valley Skills Center via this Brewery (see video) and is preliminary estimates put the square footage at 14,000. (See video.) Later during the May meeting the Governing Board 4-1 approved the project at an estimated cost of $10 million.
In the plan submitted to Mr. Chevalier, the square footage of the facility is put at 8,800 square feet (see below) and cost estimates provided to him show a cost exceeding $8 million. It is expected that at Tuesday’s meeting (the first general session since May) a new cost estimate will be provided to the Governing Board on this project.
The brewery is part of a $50 to $60 million plan for various improvements and projects throughout the district over the next five years. (see video clip)
A video clip of the Brewery discussion where the square footage and location is stated can be seen by clicking here.
