How many raw sewage spills does it take to get the WCC Board of Trustees to take action? For the second time in as many…
Posts published in “Deferred Maintenance”
The administration at Washtenaw Community College has incurred $20M in deferred maintenance projects around the campus. Deferred maintenance is repair work on buildings and systems that should have been done and was instead put off.
Taxpayers provided WCC with the money it needed to perform all necessary maintenance. Instead of using the money to repair buildings and critical systems, the administration has spent the money on other priorities.
I’ve written multiple times about the need for an Asset Protection Policy at Washtenaw Community College. As long as the current Board of Trustees is…
Over the last two days, I’ve written about two community colleges on different coasts that have a common need: $450 million dollars. That’s the amount…
If you have time, take a few minutes to read WCC’s latest Capital Outlay Plan (2023-2027). The report, which the State of Michigan requires each…
In 2001, the City of Escondido built the Reidy Creek Golf Course, an 18-hole golf course that also features disc golf and foot golf courses;…
A new report from the National Student Clearinghouse shows that student transfers during the pandemic have declined by 13.5%. That translates to 300,000 fewer transfer…
If you live in Washtenaw County, you know that the Eastern Michigan University faculty is on strike. The key issues include pay and healthcare costs.…
College affordability is a primary factor in a high school student’s decision to take classes after high school. A report issued earlier this year by…
Yesterday, I wrote about a community college in Illinois that intends to borrow $12M to complete deferred maintenance projects. The problem with the plan is…
Heartland Community College in Normal, IL plans to borrow $12M to pay for campus maintenance debt and IT investments for its campuses in Normal, Peoria…