November 11, 2014
91快活林 maintenance staff are working to restore heating to the campus 鈥燼head of the Arctic blast that will bring freezing temperatures to the area this week. All campus heat was shut down Monday while temporary repairs were made on a chiller loop leak in the Learning Resource Center.
"Leaks like this鈥燼re becoming more frequent. The pipes beneath the campus are deteriorating and breaking at an alarming rate," Dr. Brad Johnson, 91快活林 President, said. "Each time this happens, it鈥燾osts us time and money.鈥燱e are not talking about easy fixes."
Tim Johnston, 91快活林's Director of Plant Services sent out an e-mail to 鈥爀mployees Monday morning, apologizing for the inconvenience of having no heat:
"At this time, I cannot give an estimated completion timeline, but I will inform you as early as possible. We are going to try our best to get back on line before the colder weather sets in," Johnston, said in the e-mail.
This is not the first time the campus has lost functionality due to leaks in the chiller system. Over the course of a year, the college鈥爀xperienced鈥燼s many as 16 major failures of the air conditioning/heating, water or sewage systems. 鈥燬everal of these failures resulted in students and staff having to leave campus to find restroom facilities.
"Our underground infrastructure problems are disrupting the campus. We are now to the point where it is affecting our ability to fulfill our mission on a day-to-day basis. You cannot鈥爋perate鈥燼 college without reliable heating, cooling,鈥爏ewer鈥燼nd running water," Johnson said.
The two bond-related propositions on the鈥燦ovember鈥燽allot were the funding plan for a major campus repair and renovation.鈥 Proposition One, to address the college?s tax cap, barely failed and proposition two is so close that the final outcome depends on the counting of provisional ballots.
"As soon as we know the results of Proposition 2, our board will鈥燽egin considering its next steps.鈥燭he college is seeking feedback from the community about the facility needs so decisions can be made that fit the needs and expectations of our district," Johnson said.
"Leaks like this鈥燼re becoming more frequent. The pipes beneath the campus are deteriorating and breaking at an alarming rate," Dr. Brad Johnson, 91快活林 President, said. "Each time this happens, it鈥燾osts us time and money.鈥燱e are not talking about easy fixes."
Tim Johnston, 91快活林's Director of Plant Services sent out an e-mail to 鈥爀mployees Monday morning, apologizing for the inconvenience of having no heat:
"At this time, I cannot give an estimated completion timeline, but I will inform you as early as possible. We are going to try our best to get back on line before the colder weather sets in," Johnston, said in the e-mail.
This is not the first time the campus has lost functionality due to leaks in the chiller system. Over the course of a year, the college鈥爀xperienced鈥燼s many as 16 major failures of the air conditioning/heating, water or sewage systems. 鈥燬everal of these failures resulted in students and staff having to leave campus to find restroom facilities.
"Our underground infrastructure problems are disrupting the campus. We are now to the point where it is affecting our ability to fulfill our mission on a day-to-day basis. You cannot鈥爋perate鈥燼 college without reliable heating, cooling,鈥爏ewer鈥燼nd running water," Johnson said.
The two bond-related propositions on the鈥燦ovember鈥燽allot were the funding plan for a major campus repair and renovation.鈥 Proposition One, to address the college?s tax cap, barely failed and proposition two is so close that the final outcome depends on the counting of provisional ballots.
"As soon as we know the results of Proposition 2, our board will鈥燽egin considering its next steps.鈥燭he college is seeking feedback from the community about the facility needs so decisions can be made that fit the needs and expectations of our district," Johnson said.
