Public Works Punts On Vote for Oakland Hall
October 3rd, 2008 | by Clay Gump | Published in Oakland Hall, On Campus Development
The DIAMONDBACK reports today that the Board of Public Works has postponed the vote for Oakland Hall for two weeks. The state is expecting a $1 billion deficit next year and there is concern about spending $88 million for this dorm. The Board would prefer the Public/Private partnership model whereby a private developer fronts the construction costs. However this model doesn’t work as well when trying to add a freshman dorm to an existing quad. The Board is scheduled to vote on the matter on October 15th. If approved construction would begin this summer, otherwise it would be delayed by at least one semester.
Oakland Hall is set to replace the beds lost from Leonardtown due to East Campus development.
See our previous post regarding Oakland Hall
