CORRECTION: Carolyn Kelley did not present a Tobin Hill proposal to Faculty Senate, as the editorial below states. Jeff Hunt presented the proposal.

At the Faculty Senate meeting Nov. 3, Carolyn Kelley, president of the Tobin Hill Community Association, proposed a deal that would add two additional five-story buildings to this campus.

The first building would be strictly used as a parking structure, and the second would be a multipurpose facility for nonchain restaurants, office or class space, apartments, student housing and an event venue.

Political science Professor Christy Woodward-Kaupert said she opposed it as it would be hypocritical because of the senate’s opposition to development on the Playland Park site proposed for a new district headquarters.

Faculty Senate Chair Jeff Hunt said he agreed, in part, but liked the idea.

The two proposed construction sites are entirely different affairs.

Board members and district officials will use desperately needed district funds to develop the Playland property, while the Tobin Hill plan is a donation to the college to be built on the Park Place lot owned by the college.

This will benefit students, not a bloated district administration.

No one can argue with our need for more parking.

The 1,000-space garage we have didn’t add much space when buildings replaced three student lots.

And classroom space is at a premium in the morning hours.

Of course, we will incur some expense either in finish out or maintenance, but don’t be so quick to say no.

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Tue Nov 17 2009 11:37

Sounds good.

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Fri Nov 13 2009 08:36

Further, Carolyn Kelley did NOT present any proposal. We were given this information SECOND hand.

Assoc. Prof. Christy Woodward Kaupert

Fri Nov 13 2009 08:34

I would say that YES, as presented I DID oppose it. It was not explained to the Senate with sufficient details and my conclusion was based upon the facts presented at that time. I have since that time learned some very different facts and have changed my opinion~complete, fact based information has the tendency to do that :o) to me. Based on the information we were given at the time, which was incomplete at best, what other position would I have been expected to take? I vocally opposed Playland Park at the Board Meeting and had this proposal resembled, in the least, what was being proposed by the Chancellor in his powerpoint OR by Strybos to the Board, I would oppose the Tobin Hill partnership as well.

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