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County working with CFCC to bring more vocational classes to Burgaw campus Commissioners increase funding to CFCC to provide more space for college to add classes By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher
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Dancers enjoy the music on Fremont Street during the 15th annual N.C. Blueberry Festival Friday night in Burgaw. See more photos of the event on page 13A and on Facebook.
Penderlea behind schedule: move in early October By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher Pender County Commissioners heard good and bad news from construction officials working on the school bond projects at their Monday meeting. The good news is the Surf
City School project is on time, on budget and will be ready for county schools to take possession of the new building July 1. The not-so-good news is the Penderlea project is behind schedule, and won’t be ready for students when the yearround school resumes classes
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Surf City school ready by July 1
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Sawdust ies on the Courthouse Square Monday as crews begin taking down trees identiďŹ ed as a hazard. County commissioners approved the tree removal earlier, but waited until after the Blueberry Festival to begin work.
this summer. School officials praised Pender County Utilities for working with the Surf City contractors to correct a mistake in the waterline construction to the school. “They did a great job working with us. It wasn’t their problem, but they took it like it was and we got through that,� said Darren Lafon, Chief Officer of Auxiliary Services for Pender County Schools. The Surf City School project is on time and will be completed by July 1, at which time Pender County Schools will take ownership of the building. The new school will be ready to open to students for the fall 2018 term. “We are on time and on budget and that is a good thing,� said Commission Chairman George Brown. The Penderlea project will not meet the original completion date. Problems with the project manager have put construction behind, but officials are confident the new project manager will keep things on track and the building will be completed in time for the beginning of the second term
Pender County Commissioners are working with Cape Fear Community College to increase the college’s footprint in Burgaw. Currently, the CFCC building is nearly completely occupied by the Pender Early College High School, leaving little room for other college classes. Commissioners increased funding to CFCC in the new budget to help the college acquire additional space in Burgaw. “CFCC is looking at leasing a couple of buildings owned by Mojo Music that are near the CFCC Burgaw campus. We gave them funding to lease the buildings for a year,� said Pender County Manager Randall Woodruff. “They are also hoping to possibly buy the buildings. This will give them the ability to have more
classes in Burgaw.� CFCC is planning to add more trade and vocational classes to their offerings in Burgaw. “We have been working to see what ways we c a n strengthen our connection to the college and high school vocational training programs,� Woodruff said. “We want to go out and talk to companies to find out what type of training they are looking for. CFCC is interested in interacting with businesses to find out what they need and provide that training to students.� Currently the Burgaw campus of CFCC offers continuing education classes in resume writing, job searching, interview skills and budgeting. The campus has Nurse Aide cou rses a long with Adu lt High School, high school equivalency exam prep, basic skills and GED, English as a second language, and Adult Basic Education.
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at the year-round school. Our last day for “With the new project manager coming on, the decision the season is was made not to rush things Saturday, June 23rd. and give the manager time to come up to speed,â€? Lafon said. “It was better to delay the project and get a good workCHECK OUT OUR manship that was not rushed FACEBOOK PAGE FOR DAILY to be completed.â€? UPDATES! Monday-Friday Project Manager Samantha 8:30 A.M.-6 P.M. Locklear says the completion Saturday date for the school is Sept. 30. 8:30 A.M.-5 P.M. That will not include all the demolition of the old school building, which will last into the first of November. “We are going to do everything we can to get those kids in school,â€? Locklear said. “We don’t want to fall further behind schedule.â€? Push Mowers • Lawn Tractors • Zero Turn Mowers School officials are not Trimmers & Chainsaws anticipating additional costs in moving into the new buildings. Teachers have to move materials and set up their classrooms, which can result in extra costs for teacher days. “We waited for the break in the Penderlea schedule so Carol Sue Blueberry Farm the teachers would have time 18055 Hwy. 17 • Hampstead, NC 28443 to move and set up. It will be very much like the start of a (Past Clayton Homes, on the Left) new year. â€? Lafon said.
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