Prior to 1994, Michigan did not have property tax caps. Until then, a property’s State Equalized Value (SEV) served as the basis for taxed property.…
Posts tagged as “WCC deferred maintenance”
Whoever thought it was a good idea to virtually eliminate the WCC maintenance budget isn’t doing the institution any favors. The old saying, “Penny wise…
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…
I ran across an interesting item recently on why going to college has become so expensive. Fundamentally, there are many contributors to the cost of…
On Thursday, I wrote about Erie Community College and the recommendation it received to close two campus buildings. ECC contracted an architectural firm to assess…
In May, the University of Nebraska (NU) issued $400M in bonds. The proceeds will fund the university’s plan to address deferred maintenance in 20 campus…
Yesterday, I wrote about the plan to invest billions in community college infrastructure. I said that the government should not reward community colleges – like…
What happened in Texas this month wasn’t pretty. The large-scale failure of the Texas energy grid caused widespread power outages. At exactly the same time,…
Like many community colleges, WCC’s fall enrollment dropped. The Winter semester has not yet begun, so it remains to be seen whether enrollment will recover.…
Washtenaw County voters authorized, built and paid for (in large part) Washtenaw Community College. For the past 25 years, however, the WCC Board of Trustees…