The Vindy makes some good points regarding the levy issue however it failed to point out that the State of Ohio is investing in buildings for community colleges. Cuyahoga Community College is receiving $9.7 million dollars for a Healthcare Technology building, was this levy money or tax dollars?
When Gov. Strickland and Chancellor Fingerhut say they are “...investing in people not buildings…,” what they really mean is that they are investing in People in the Mahoning Valley and buildings in other parts of the State.
The Mahoning Valley is one of the most economically devastated areas of Ohio currently lacking an affordable educational option for low to moderate income students living in poverty.
89% of Youngstown City School children live in poverty while the number is 75% for Warren City School children.
With an economic landscape such as this and the Governor touting education as the means to overcome our current economic situation it only stands to reason that there be a real effort to provide the Mahoning Valley with what other urban areas of the State already have, a Community College with a Centralized Campus.
Currently there are plans to build a maintenance shed on the Lima campus of Ohio State University, price tag, $2 Million dollars; is this the Governor’s idea of an educational investment?
Was this levy money or tax dollars? If it is tax dollars I ask the Governor and Chancellor to invest in our future, the Children of the Mahoning Valley and re-appropriate these funds to Eastern Gateway Community College to procure a centralized campus.
James E. Walker Co-Chair ACTION's Comprehensive Community College / Jobs Committee
New community college off to good start in Valley
The Vindy makes some good points regarding the levy issue however it failed to point out that the State of Ohio is investing in buildings for community colleges. Cuyahoga Community College is receiving $9.7 million dollars for a Healthcare Technology building, was this levy money or tax dollars?
When Gov. Strickland and Chancellor Fingerhut say they are “...investing in people not buildings…,” what they really mean is that they are investing in People in the Mahoning Valley and buildings in other parts of the State.
The Mahoning Valley is one of the most economically devastated areas of Ohio currently lacking an affordable educational option for low to moderate income students living in poverty.
89% of Youngstown City School children live in poverty while the number is 75% for Warren City School children.
With an economic landscape such as this and the Governor touting education as the means to overcome our current economic situation it only stands to reason that there be a real effort to provide the Mahoning Valley with what other urban areas of the State already have, a Community College with a Centralized Campus.
Currently there are plans to build a maintenance shed on the Lima campus of Ohio State University, price tag, $2 Million dollars; is this the Governor’s idea of an educational investment?
Was this levy money or tax dollars? If it is tax dollars I ask the Governor and Chancellor to invest in our future, the Children of the Mahoning Valley and re-appropriate these funds to Eastern Gateway Community College to procure a centralized campus.
James E. Walker
Co-Chair
ACTION's
Comprehensive Community College /
Jobs Committee
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