No decision on proposed student fee
Wellness center advocates and opponents came away from this past Wednesday’s Student Government Association Senate meeting without either of their preferred outcomes. The $175 proposed student fee for a planned new wellness center for West Campus was briefly discussed, but no final decisions were made.
A proposal was constructed by the planning committee and if SGA feels any amendments are necessary for implementation to be successful, the bill will not pass. Upon rejection, the bill would be redeveloped to be resubmitted to the Senate. Voting is set for this Wednesday’s scheduled Senate meeting.
If approved, the $175 per semester student fee would be imposed to students for the next 30 years, starting in fall of 2010. The center’s total cost to students is set to be approximately $63 million, including the interest being paid on the bond. The cost of the building is $29 million without interest but increases due to the bond.
Groundbreaking is set to begin in April of 2010 and is expected to be completed in September of 2011.
Counseling services and the health center are planned to relocate to the West Campus facility in effort to bring all forms of wellness together in one location.
President Dorothy Leland attended the Senate meeting and gave answers to questions from the administration’s perspective.
“If this (fee) doesn’t get enough support, then we’ll go back to the drawing board,” Leland said.
If the fee passes, specifics such as relocations of parking, rock wall details and general layout will be further developed. A proposed map of the center can be found here.
Plans for the 100,000-square-foot center to replace the parking lot directly outside the Village Market and West Campus pool, include an indoor pool, three gymnasiums, a roller hockey rink, basketball courts, a rock climbing wall, a classroom, a multipurpose room and other resources for physical activities. Wellness center propositions started two years ago when Leland initiated a Wellness Planning Committee.
See pg. 2 for more information on what was discussed at the weekly SGA meeting.
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on Oct 2 2009. Filed under News.
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