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I Page 10-A?THE BHUNSWICK BEACON, Thursday, July I College To I I BY BILL MCGOWAN Brunswick Technical College students may be sitting in a now rlnanroom building bv the fall of 1986. And if the college's administration has its way, issuance of an |8 million capital construction bond will fund efforts to complete a consolidated campus during the next few years. Original plans called for construction of a two-story building at a cost of $1.2 million. The building would have occupied some 14,000 square feet on each floor. "It doesn't look like we're going to get enough money to build (the two-story building,)" Carter told his board. "An alternative would be to work with state property control and to build a 12,000-square foot single-story building." Carter explained that the one-story structure will actually cover the same amount of space as the bottom floor of the two-story structure, because a breezeway which split the two halves of the two-story classroom building will be narrowed or eliminated. He believes the single-story building will be more practical in the long run, allowing for easier control of heating and cooling due to the reduced size or elimination of the exterior breezeway. Such an arrangement would also make better use of space, he said. Board members seemed anxious to give Carter authorization to proceed with his recommendation. "Well, we've been standing still for so long," Chairman W.A. Stanley said. "I'm anxious to see something go in on the site. I'm in favor." Following unanimous board approval of a motion by Hewett, Carter told the board he is shooting for tlie fall of 1986 as a completion date. 'We'd like to move as rapidly as possible and hopefully complete the building one year from this fall," Carter said. "That is possible because there is nothing really complicated about it." Once the schematics are redesigned, he said, the drawings would be resubmitted to the board for final approval. ll Bond Would Keep Ball Boiling A resolution calling for a referendum on the sale of an $8 million bond in support of capital construction for the Real Estate BY BIIJ. MCGOWAN night approved i With one of the hottest real estate residency reqt markets in the state at its doorstep, employees. Brunswick Technical College's board The county policy of trustees 1ms realized the need for a ed June 3 states "an new curriculum. cepts employment v By unanimous vote at its July Brunswick shall est niccwug iusi weuncsuay mgiu, mm lu&iui-ucy wiui trustees approved a proposed real Brunswick within s \ \ estate currtcutum tor the cottcge date ot eroploymen which ties in with real estate and The resolution ha business education courses presently all governmental being offered. units funded by t Trustees also approved a residency pliancc with the pol policy for employees, discussed and cies, the resolution amended the dunl enrollment policy, taken into consider! accepted information dealing with in all matters of fui several resignations, and approved Reasons for the construction of n small college listed in the count} billboard next to U.S. 17. elude "the strong b sioncrs "that those New Curriculum serve the people of Trustees welcomed information ty in ail local, govei ubout the new real estate cur- prietary functic rlculum. residents of the g< The two-year associate degree pro- they serve and f gram will focus on real estate and receive their livelil property management courses. Feelings of the , The program will be offered Ix'tim- hnnM w??r?? miv?.< ning this fall. lion was approved i According to college President "I don't like it," o Joseph Carter, the proposed cur* said, "but I'll make riculum was submitted to Haleigh don't give us mucl last month without board upprovnl. don't want them to Because the board did not achieve a According to Qi quorum at its June meeting, Carter provides 10 pcrcen went ahead and submitted the pro- annual operating t: posal to Haleigh so it could be ap- to 90 percent provit proved by the state office in time for Chairman W.A. classes to begin this fall, he said. agrees with the pol (barter told trustees the curriculum "It has been our would not require a large expen- what we've got ri; diture because no major equipment residents as empl or materials must be purchased for said. "And we've a its inception. close as we could. < He added that the real estate and tions have been nw property management courses will "I'm in agreemc be offered both day and night during tinued "I think F the week, in addition to Saturdays. has the people qu Residency Requirement Passes these jobs." Following the lead of the He added he feeb Brunswick County Board of Commls* payroll checks, as si oners, college trustees Wednesday other county suppo HolHf=?n Mnmcvi Tri . - -w - ? V. -a v? *-> V? V Kelly Holden, of Route 3, Shallotte, lias t>rcn appointed by Gov. JI in Mar- I tin to the Brunswick Technical Col- I lege Board of Trustees. Holden. 36. was the Republican WmB* candidate for Brunswick County I Register of Deeds In November 1984, obtaining 7.446 votes In his effort to 1 unseat Democratic incumbent Robert Robinson, who garnered 8.703 sffi. 1 votes BB? Me is a self-employed lax accountant and vegetable farmer, a veteran of the VS. Navy and a graduate of - -1 Southeastern Community College. He serves on the Brunswick County Republican Party's transportation committee by appointment of C.OP w|jG Chairman John Doiier . On the BTC board. Holden sue- -A. ceeds leo Johnson Jr. of Ocean Isle KELLY 1 Beach, whose term ended June 30 I H , !5, 1985 Build; Asks F permanament Brunswick Technical College campus is on its way to the county board of commissioners. Trustees unanimously approved the measure and indicated their eagerness for a referendum to be called for by the county. Trustee Herman i/ove, also a county commissioner, told fellow board members he knows of no other requests for bond issues presently facing county commissioners. He added that the college's bond sale request would not necessitate a rise in the county's current tax structure. An impatient board of trustees Wednesday night approved a recommendation by President Joseph Carter to utilize available funds to build a one-story classroom building. The board, achieving a quorum of its members for the first time since its April meeting, expressed the urgent need for the classroom building and their desire to see planning turn into reality. The action to proceed sidesteps the wait for further donations needed to build a proposed two-story structure for which a schematic design has already been drawn. In addition, the board approved a draft resolution calling for a referendum to be held in support of capital construction for the permanent campus on U.S. 17 near Supply. The resolution, which now goes to county council, calls for a bond of $8 million. Approval also was given to Carter's recommendation to purchase remaining acreage adjacent to the permanent campus before the college's option on the property expires this fall. Building Plans Proceed Classroom space is "needed so desperately," Carter told board members Wednesday, that it would be better to proceed with a smaller, less expensive version of the classroom building. He said the college could hold onto the $22,000 to $23,000 in the Brunswick Technical College Foundation, salvage what it can from the two-story classroom schematic drawing, and have the present architect redesign the schematic into a one-story structure. The architectural firm of Jefferies and Faris of Wilmington lias estimated that an 11,500-square foot, singleCourses Added i controversial institutions, should be spent in lirement for Brunswick County. Carter told the board the purpose on hiring approv- of the policy is "not just to hire local ly person who ac- people." Whoever is lured, though, /ith the County of must move, he said, ablish and main- Employees who come into the iln the County of Brunswick County at 8 a.m. to work lix montlis of the and who leave ugain at 5 p.m. to go t." buck to another county where they s been provided to live "never feel the pulse or the sense and proprietary of what's happening in this county," he county. Com- Carter said. icy by those agen- He told trustees also that some 90 states, "shall be percent of the resignations he ation by the board receives "have come from people iding." from outside the county who have requirement, as tried to work here." f's resolution, in- Dual Enrollment Clarified elief" of cominls- President Carter told trustees the ; individuals who college's dual enrollment policy Brunswick Coun- needed to lie altered slightly to acnmental and pro- curately reflect state laws. >ns should be In the past, he said, high school overnmental unit nrinoinals have intpmrntpd tho dunl rom which they enrollment policy to mean that high lood." school students are not eligible to atBrunswick Tech tend the college, although the mo- legally, however, anyone age 18 or unanimously. older is eligible to enroll at no board member Brunswick Tech. High School the motion. They l? money, but we i;,ut uv;"" New To L irter, the county t of the college's OPENING SATl ludget, compared ied by the state. Stanley said he " policy to stick to 1. fj ght here (county oyees)," Stanley | jL/' idhered to that as |/JwL Dnly a few excep- | i ?nt," Stanley con- j j iuIMlluIjfl irunswick County i | _ 7/ alified to handle 7. i that the college's T well as those of i 1 j \ * rted agencies and Bl ] . ... Oraber. * jstee Vertical 1^ WSB I Rlinrlc WIIIIUU OPENING SPECIAL Levolor Rivii W 10 BUY ONI, ( with your rneosut *Wk G&M mmm HARBOR square 30LDEN (ACROSS TRO, MAIM STREET < * or $8 Million story classroom building can be constructed for $746,000, Carter told the trustees. After adding a 5 percent contingency required by the state, architectural fees, moveable equipment to put inside the buiiding, and soil tests and surveying, the total cost of the project rises to approximately $875,000. That figure includes parking lots. The money to pay for the building, Carter said, has all UtCII OCVU1CU 11 Villi 111C SUllC, lllllUUlllg win,?w tanitu over from last year's legislative appropriation, and an additional $500,000 secured from the legislature this year. State Rep. David Redwine, also a member of the college board of trustees, was able to obtain the special $500,000 appropriation from the General Assembly in June, as part of the main budget bill approved by the state legislature. Both Redwine and the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners had recommended a bond referendum as a long-term solution for funding the college's capital construction needs. l^ater in the meeting, however, when a timetable for a referendum was discussed, Love added, "The quicker we can do this, the better off we're going to be. We need a referendum as quick as we can get it. We need it before tax notices go out in November." Trustee Jim Rabon added his support to the resolution, saying, "If we don't go with something now, I don't feel as a board member I'm showing too much enthusiasm. As one, I'm for it and will do what I can to support it. I believe we might could carry it." mniwug a iiiuiiuu iu aypiuve uie i esuiuuun, v^ura Green noted the "great need for (a bond sale)." She said the speed at which the county is growing is but one of the many reasons for accelerating the college's building program. "I believe the (county) commissioners will support it," she said. Following a second by Rabon, the motion carried unanimously. Carter reminded trustees that some $1.5 million to $2 million of the money would be used to construct an auditorium, which could be used by organizations throughout the county. He added that if numerous requests for use of college facilities is any indication, the To Tech College students younger than 18 must have No replacemen! their enrollment in the college in- pointed to fill the s itiated by the public school he or she and Ludlum on the attends. Also concerning Board members adopted advised the boj unanimously an amendment to librarian, Sharon clarify its present dual enrollment began her duties ; policy. replaces Mary Bel ington resident, v Resignations Oltered lhc position recen During a report on personnel. Other! Carter advised his board that ot^er busine: trustees Raymond Ludlum and Gail following: Porterfield have submitted letters of 'Approved Cart resignation. The terms of trustee ^on lt0, construct j John Ivey, a county commission ap- 11 w'"ch would pointee, and I>eo Johnson Jr., a namc across the governor's appointee, have expired. elude room for messages dealinc According to Carter. Porterfield tivities. resigned because of a busy scheduled 'Approved a i attached to a restaurant she owns on resolution in lieu 1/0ng Beach. Ludluin resigned, he said, also because of a busy schedule. ; as well as for personal reasons. Ivey's replacement, Clarkie Munn W of I/eland, was scheduled to attend , / fv l W, . .< her first meeting Wednesday night, J but had a previous obligation, Carter said. Kelly Holden of Route 3, Shallotte, will fill Johnson's seat. ^538 ittle River! JRDAY, JULY 27 .IlW Louvers rotate at 180? to control light and j| privacy and can traverse like draperies */, "* y~ J ft Custom Graber quality fe ' J? |^T; with high fashion look L * IS 10 year warranty on >'?*- , Graber G-71 headraii i Use as room dividers, create a complete window wall or - * elegantly highlight , ?Ut your patio door jr* X ^ 50% OFF I * ? AT BOTH LOCATIONS IGUST 30? Mini skirfs^ up uy tign ?ro Mini Blinds ZZtZ JET ONE FREE! I Morf ements and this ad Interiors S I IITTIE RIVER (803)249 288V | BEACHWEARA NEW FOOD HON) | j( (HAUOTTE 754-9100 | HOi i \ Bond Issue auditorium factor may be a selling point for the entire bond. The draft resolution dated June 19 and presented to irusiees Wednesday night lists eight reasons why college has requested the bond sale. They include the following: "Brunswick County is one of the fastest growing counties in North Carolina. "Brunswick Technical College is one of the fastest growing community colleges in North Carolina. "The state of North Carolina has appropriated one million dollars for capital construction and the county has matched this amount in mostly discarded and substandard buildings which are non-functional and expensive to maintain, heat, and cool. "Only three of the 15 programs are housed in permanent facilities. "The campus of Brunswick Technical College is composed of three geographical locations from 5-18 miles apart and serviced by two utility companies. "The cost of managing and maintaining the substandard facilities will continue to increase which at the present time exceeds $50,000 annually. "The economic development in Brunswick County can be enhanced by the training and education of the labor force for new and expanding business and industry. "The college has grown and exceeds all previous predictions." Final Property Purchase In line with plans to speed up efforts to achieve a consolidated campus, Carter recommended purchase of remaining land under option. The college's option on the acreage, which is located adjacent to the permanent campus on U.S. 17, expires this fall. All of the funds to purchase the property under option were approved by county commissioners in their fiscal lyuxjb DUdgci, carter saia. The purchase, he added, will increase Brunswick Tech's holdings at its permanent campus by 132 acres. Payment for the land will amount to some 5198,000 at $1,500 per acre. Curriculum ts have been ap- proval of a state budget for the com?ats of Porterfield ing year. The resolution will allow 12-member board, the president to pay salaries and personnel. Carter other expenses for the interval betird that a new ween July 1 and adoption of the Smith, recently 1985-86 budget resolution, at the college. She -Heard from Carter that auditors hBlanton.a Wilm- recently found no exceptions during vho resigned from the annual Full-Time Equivalent tly. (PTE> audit conducted recently. Justness -Approved Carter's efforts to >s, trustees did the secure a loan of defense equipment from the United States government, er's recommenda- According to the president, the 3 billboard on U.S. government makes equipment loans carry the college to agencies such as community coltop, as well as in- leges on the condition that the equipinterchangeable ment be returned if needed by the ! with collevp BP- finite Clatnc Itome poniiocto/t iwx elude new welders and equipment for continuing budget the heating and air conditioning curof legislative ap- riculum. triing Bolt is a standout! It's versatile be worn onywhere which makes it a Lisa Blue's summer wardrobe from Beach ACHMART Tha Store With AH You Need GROCERIES? MEATS?NOVELTIES-FISHING TACKLE WEIRY?HOUSEWARES?FLOATS?GIFTS DIN tIACH CAUSEWAY, Phone 142-2699
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