By Brian Wright | Casa Grande Dispatch
In a split vote, the Central Arizona College Governing Board has decided to spend up to $33 million in revenue bonds on facility improvements.
The board voted 3-2 Tuesday to approve bonds to be repaid by future college revenues for a new combined science building and student union with a cafeteria. While there was a general consensus on the need for a new science building, some members of the public scoffed at spending millions on a cafeteria.
Board members Debra Banks and Richard Cassalata voted against approving the bonds. Banks said she would be in favor of voting for the bonds but isn’t sold on the financial commitment to the cafeteria. Cassalata said there was a need for a new building but added it wasn’t an immediate need.
