Construction projects funded at BC3 through loans
BUTLER TWP — Butler County Community College is applying for a little over $4 million in state loans to pay for additional preparation costs for two buildings that are under construction.
The BC3 Council of Trustees on Wednesday voted to apply for two loans through the Pennsylvania Department of Education, one for $3.5 million to fund construction of the Victor K. Philips Nursing and Allied Health Building on the main campus, and the other for $800,000 to purchase furniture, technology and instructional equipment for the Armstrong County facility.
The two building projects under simultaneous construction by BC3 have been hit by increases in material and supply costs, according to BC3 president Nick Neupauer. Scott McDowell, trustees treasurer, told council Wednesday that possible changes in the state budget’s capital line item may absorb some of the $3.5 million loan.
“We believe there is an opportunity to get state assistance for the additional money that has to be spent on the Victor K. Phillips building,” McDowell said. “Eventually the goal is to get the state to pay half.”
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