instant contact between CCE and the
Kingston
campus.
-1000 free parking spaces -A security system to be "proud of." The entire plan rides heavily on the decision of the city of Providence to build a $340 million mall at the site of the present CCE building. "The mall is the big
question mark," Joseph Almagno. head of the relocation subcommittee said. If the mall is a go, he added, the present CCE site will be demolished.
Almagno said that upon final approval, there will be very ambitious construction schedule beginning within 30
new
a
60
days, ending hopefully with the opening of the CCE in September 1995. Carothers also
or
commented
on
the importance of the mall project. "If through, we're back at ground zero."
the mall deal falls
An important factor in the implementation of the proposal will be the acceptance of a public safety plan.
The
Shepard building is approximately two blocks from proposed parking lot. President Carothers said he see a sky walk or a moving sidewalk between the parking lot and the building. Although it's an expensive proposition, a sky walk would answer all security needs, he said. its
would like to
URI Chief Financial Officer Richard Mumford called the proposed plans "the biggest thing that has ever happened in this state."
Board Of Governors Approve New Location For CCE Move Is
By:
Building
Contingent On Safety, Parking
Factors
Dan Hcinover
Taken from The Good 5 Cent
April 8,
Cigar
1994
The Board of Governors last
night approved
a
proposal
to
URI's College of Continuing Education from its present location on Promenade Street in Providence to A new site about a mile away. The approval was contingent on a security and parking system designed to the Board's specifications. The current CCE building is located on the site of a $340 million mall awaiting approval by the city of Providence The move
CCE will be moved to the
Shepard building
on
Westminster
Street.
The
planned
move
for CCE has been endorsed
by President
Carothers, Providence Mayor Vincent Cianci and Governor Sundlum. President Carothers commented that although the move is likely to happen, he has set aside six of his own demands: -URI will pay no rent for the new building. -URI will not pay for utilities for the new building. -The
building
-It must be
must meet
equipped
university specifications.
with modern telecommunication for