AVC TO DELAY BOND MEASURE? COLLEGE OFFICIALS FEAR CONFLICT WITH ARNOLD'S BAILOUT PLAN.Byline: Jim Skeen Staff Writer LANCASTER - With California's governor proposing a massive $15 billion bond measure, Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. officials are considering withdrawing their $139 million bond measure from the March 2 primary ballot. At a meeting on Monday night, the college board will consider a resolution withdrawing the bond measure from the March ballot, with the possibility of putting it before voters in November. ``With the governor out there stumping stump n. 1. The part of a tree trunk left protruding from the ground after the tree has fallen or has been felled. 2. for a huge bond issue, we got advice that it was not a good idea to go forward with a bond,'' said AVC (1) (Advanced Video Coding) The video compression techniques used in the H.264 standard, jointly developed by ISO and the ITU-T. See H.264. (2) (Audio Visual C board member Michael Adams
Michael Adams (born November 17, 1971 in Truro, Cornwall, England) is an International Grandmaster of chess. . ``We would look to do something later (next) year.'' AVC's acting president, Jackie Fisher, also said it would be beneficial to postpone the bond election to avoid conflict with the state deficit bailout bond Bailout bond A bond issued by the Resolution Funding Corporation (Refcorp) to save the failing savings and loan associations in the late 1980s and early 1990s. bailout bond U.S. proposed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation (IPA): [ˈaɐ̯nɔlt ˈaloɪ̯s ˈʃvaɐ̯ʦənˌʔɛɡɐ] . ``There's just too many issues going on there with the state and we do not want to jeopardize jeop·ard·ize tr.v. jeop·ard·ized, jeop·ard·iz·ing, jeop·ard·izes To expose to loss or injury; imperil. See Synonyms at endanger. our bond,'' Fisher said. Antelope Valley College trustees voted unanimously on Nov. 19 to put the bond measure on the ballot, stating that the money is needed to update the aging Lancaster campus and to start the proposed Palmdale campus. The college has hired a bond counsel, a bond underwriter and a campaign strategist strat·e·gist n. One who is skilled in strategy. Noun 1. strategist - an expert in strategy (especially in warfare) strategian market strategist - someone skilled in planning marketing campaigns . College officials are seeking bond funding to supplement state revenue that officials hope to get toward 35 projects, totaling $368.5 million, to accommodate rapidly increasing enrollment. College district enrollment is expected to double to more than 26,000 students by 2020. College officials said Lancaster facilities are aging, and the campus lacks lab, library and office space. The college also needs about 500 parking spaces. The bonds would help establish a Palmdale campus at an initial cost of about $38 million, including $16.2 million in locally raised revenue. The Palmdale campus would be part of the 540-acre College Park housing development proposed south of Barrel Springs Road between 37th and 47th streets east. Initial enrollment at the Palmdale campus is expected to be about 3,000 students. Among projects proposed for bond funding for the Lancaster campus is a $23.1 million effort to expand student services by adding a new building and renovating the existing building. Of the $23.1 million, the college estimates it will be responsible for providing $16.5 million. Jim Skeen, (661) 267-5743 james.skeen(at)dailynews.com |
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