WASTEFUL SPENDING

The views expressed on this page are my own and are provided in my capacity as an individual member of the Yavapai College Governing Board to support open communication with the community. They do not represent the official position of the Board or the College. Board actions and decisions occur only through the formal public meeting process.

CHURCH CAMP (PRESCOTT PINES CHRISTIAN CAMP):

Spent $11,000,000 total, $5 million to purchase 42 acre facility; anticipates spending $6 million to renovate; will operate its own sewer and water systems and supply adjacent 40 acres owned by developer with water and sewer when homes there are established.Property has 66 structures, 12 RV hookups, private water plant and private sewer plant. This expenditure is to provide subsidized housing for staff and students.The Board also approved a $16 million revenue bond at its May 2024 meeting.

Employees will be prioritized on a first come, first served basis with those earning between $50,000 and $75,000 given priority. Also available are 14 RV pads with full service for students and staff. Renters of houses and RV pads receive free amenities including laundry facilities, an outdoor pool, an indoor gym, a game room, community grills & gazebos, and access to USFS trail system. Following renovation beginning in September, it is anticipated the first house will become available in October.

https://www.eyeonyavapaicollege.com/prescott-pines-camp/yavapai-community-college-purchases-42-acre-church-camp-with-66-structures-12-rv-hookups-private-water-plant-and-private-sewer-plant-11-million-total-initial-investment/

$15.3 MILLION DOLLAR CENTER FOR LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT BUILDING:

Demolition of Building 19 on the Prescott Campus will begin the week of May 13 in preparation for construction of the $15.3 million Center for Learning and innovation

https://www.eyeonyavapaicollege.com/construction/governing-board-preparing-to-approve-15-3-million-at-may-meeting-to-renovate-building-19-library-on-prescott-campus-as-leadership-continues-to-pour-money-into-west-side-projects/

$500,000 COLLEGE SIGN:

College spent $500,000 for an electronic sign. It seems no one took the trouble to confirm the the purchase of the land where they wanted to place it (by CTEC), the land deal fell through, so they placed it a little over 100 yards from the existing electronic sign. The two signs are clearly in-site of each other. See Photo. De we really need another $500,000 sign?

https://www.eyeonyavapaicollege.com/editorialsessays/will-the-yavapai-community-college-governing-board-approve-at-its-may-meeting-a-road-sign-for-ctec-costing-a-half-million-after-paying-almost-a-quarter-million-for-land-on-which-to-place-it/

$1.5 MILLION DOLLAR COMPUTER UPGRADE WITH $400,000 ANNUAL MAINTENANCE COST:

Community College president Dr. Lisa Rhine highlighted the potential for an enhanced sense of community and belonging with the implementation of an improved computer system.

https://www.eyeonyavapaicollege.com/software-upgrades/yavapai-community-college-computer-upgrade-to-cost-1-5-million-annual-maintenance-cost-to-start-out-at-400000/

3D CONCRETE PRINTER:

Spent over $400,000 in 2020 on purchase of two 3D printers for printing houses. Printers that were scraped because they wern’t suitable for the task they were purchased.

https://www.eyeonyavapaicollege.com/printer-3d/after-spending-over-half-a-million-dollars-college-finds-3d-concrete-printers-not-ready-for-use-in-yavapai-community-colleges-housing-program/

SWAMP COOLER:

Someone in their infinite wisdom installed an brand new swamp cooler in the CTEC building. The College has hundreds of thousands of dollars of precision equipment mostly made of steel that will rust in the high temperature high humidity environment. Rest assured, if the Board spent their own money on items like these they would certainly take much better care of them.

Milling machine Table and Vice (the vice alone cost $1,000)

Surface Grinder (use to be accurate to 5/10,000 of an inch).