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Southwestern Community College asks county for capital repairs and proposes CDL training; commissioners weigh costs and regional benefits

3444389 · May 22, 2025
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Summary

Southwestern Community College sought county support for deferred maintenance and capital items including a potential CDL driver-training resurfacing project whose prices have risen to about $800,000.

Southwestern Community College (SCC) presented its operating budget and capital needs to Macon County commissioners, asking for funding for deferred maintenance, modular repairs, HVACs and a possible driver-training (CDL) facility.

College officials explained the college budgets personnel and plant funds under N.C. General Statutes and described a five-year capital request list that included modular reroofing, water-heater replacement, electrical upgrades and paving for a driver-training area. SCC said that bids for the CDL driving range resurfacing had…

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