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Isothermal Community College asks Rutherford County for capital help as enrollment rises
Summary
Isothermal Community College presented its fiscal request to Rutherford County commissioners, detailing increased operating costs, a $4 million shortfall for a Health and Sciences Center and a prioritized list of facility repairs derived from a state assessment.
Isothermal Community College officials asked Rutherford County commissioners on an evening joint meeting to consider capital funding and an increase in operational support as the college reports two consecutive years of enrollment gains.
The college said rising repair needs, electricity, insurance and cybersecurity insurance have driven a 7.8% increase in its facilities operating request. An Isothermal official said, “we are requesting an increase of $236,000 roughly, a total operational request for our fiscal plant services of $33,263,017.”
The request included two capital items connected to the county’s quarter-cent sales tax dedicated to public education capital projects: a $4 million appropriation to cover a shortfall for a new Health and Sciences Center and a separate request to begin addressing higher-priority repairs identified in a State Construction Office facilities assessment. The presenter said the…
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