Clatsop Community College
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 18, 2007
Contact: Nadine Faith, Director of College Relations, 503-338-2306

The Clatsop Community College Board held its semi-annual retreat on January 10 to discuss three strategic issues relevant to the College’s future: Facilities planning, funding predictions and budget planning, and enrollment growth strategies.

“The Board sets policy and strategic direction for the College,” says CCC President Greg Hamann, “and these are the fundamental issues for the College in terms of both short and long-term planning. It is very satisfying to work with a Board that works hard to ensure that the College continues to fulfill its mission of serving the educational needs of the community.”

After carefully reviewing the results of the voter survey conducted in December by ActiDyne, a marketing survey firm, the Board concurs with the survey’s conclusions that location was the primary reason that Clatsop County voters turned down the recent campus bond measure and that Clatsop County voters are supportive of a May 2007 bond measure that specifies that the campus be “built in Warrenton, utilizing property donated to the college for that purpose.”

Before deciding whether to place such a measure on the May ballot, the Board has asked President Hamann to make presentations at the public meetings throughout the County. He will meet with City Councils and the County Commission to review the survey findings and solicit feedback and possible support for the future facilities planning and development directions being considered.

“The Board is listening and has heard through the survey of the strong voter support for the college and for a new campus in Warrenton” states Hamann, “but we hope to use these City and County meetings as a way to clarify and confirm the public’s voice before making our decision.”

President Hamann, accompanied by one or more Board members, is scheduled to make presentations at the following public meetings: