DUNN - Progress continues at 中央卡罗莱纳社区学院's new Dunn Center, with selected programs planned to begin in Fall 2015.

The college is one of over 22 agencies involved in the renovation of the former Harnett High School, which is on the North Carolina Historic Preservation Office study list.

A group of public and college officials recently toured the facility to see the progress being made.

"It's the most important thing that has happened to the City of Dunn for a long time,邓恩市市长奥斯卡·哈里斯说. "We were able to merge a partnership and put it together so that it works for all the people -- for the students, 对于大学来说, 以及邓恩市. It's going to be very beneficial for a lot of people."

森. 罗纳德·拉宾, 谁为哈内特服务, 约翰斯顿, 和李县, said the project means a ton 为社区服务. "It's going to serve multi-communities in the area,他说.

“我对正在发生的事情感到兴奋,吉姆·伯金说, Chairman of the Harnett County Board of Commissioners and a member of the 推荐正规买球平台 Board of Trustees. "I believe the community college system is alive and well in Harnett County."

Burgin 指出 that he believes the Dunn Center will offer opportunities for citizens on the eastern side of Harnett County. "I encourage every Harnett citizen to take at least one course at the community college,伯金说。.

朱利安·菲尔波特, 中交所董事会主席, 指出, "You're going to end up with a facility that I know everybody's going to be proud of. We're going to be proud of it at the community college. And a lot of great things are going to happen here in Dunn."

"I think it's a terrific opportunity for all parties concerned, 对于大学来说, 为社区服务, 为了这个城市,推荐正规买球平台受托人Clem Medley说, who has served as chairman of the Dunn 社区 Development Corporation. "It just opens up a world of opportunities to do many different things."

推荐正规买球平台 would use four areas of the renovated school property:

• The cafeteria area, which will house the Central Carolina Culinary Institute program.
• 温室面积, which will be available for Sustainable Agriculture classes as well as provide freshly grown produce for the Culinary 艺术 program.
• The Enrichment Center, which will house a branch of the college's Barbering program.
• 教育大楼, which will include a Science Lab for college credit courses, Career and 大学 Promise Pathways college courses for high school students, 创造性的退休计划, 小型企业研讨会, and 继续教育 workforce training classes.

推荐正规买球平台总裁T.E. Marchant said the lives that will be changed at the Dunn Center will be phenomenal. "It changed lives a long time ago in its first life, and now in its second life it's going to start changing lives again. 会很棒的 ... 它会很漂亮的."

推荐正规买球平台 Harnett Provost 比尔泰森 said the college has been interested in providing opportunities in the Dunn area. “当这件事发生的时候, this is just what we needed in terms of what we as a college want to do for our students in this area and 为社区服务 as well,他说.

Dunn Assistant City Manager Steven Neuschafer has said it took the city nearly six years to organize and facilitate the ability to do this project through various sources.

Other aspects of the project include the renovation and building of affordable senior apartments, as well as renovated space for the Dunn Police Athletic League and The Enrichment Center.

For more information about 中央卡罗莱纳社区学院, visit www.预备.edu.