2024 Bond Measure: Planning and Capital Construction
Use this link to sign up to attend any of the following CGCC bond briefings via Zoom.
Dates:
September 19th, 12:00pm
October 3rd, 12:00pm
October 17th, 12:00pm
October 31st, 12:00pm
The college seeks voter approval to issue bonds which are estimated to maintain the current bond tax rate of $0.27 per $1,000 of assessed property value.
The Columbia Gorge Community College District Board of Education seeks voter approval of a $13 million general obligation bond. If this measure is approved the College estimates that property owners would continue to pay the same rate for the College’s bonds as they are currently paying.
Approval of the bond measure would secure $5.5 million in state matching funds.
The Oregon legislature has made eligible up to $5,500,000 in matching funds but only if Bond Measure 33-111 is passed.
Why the bond measure?
In 2023, the College formed a facilities planning committee composed of community and college volunteers that analyzed the condition of all of the College’s facilities. The committee recommended a plan to improve, update, and construct educational and workforce training facilities.
What the bond measure would fund
- Enhancing student and staff safety with cameras, automatic door-locking systems and seismic upgrades
- Updating aging building systems for operations, energy efficiency, technology and accessibility
- Modernizing classrooms and labs to provide educational technology and support students’ workforce training
- Improvements to The Dalles Campus classrooms, labs, and buildings, including hybrid learning technology supporting specialized job training, apprenticeship, and education programs, and improvements to food service and cafeteria facilities
- Upgrades to the Hood River Campus focused on educational (science lab and health) programs and community gathering spaces
- Refinance Regional Skills Center and Student Housing construction loan
Review official bond filings here:
- July 19, 2024 – CGCC Bond Explanatory Statement
- July 19, 2024 – Request for Ballot Title
- July 16, 2024 – Notice of Adoption of Ordinance
- July 15, 2024 – Proposed Ordinance
Notice is hereby given that a ballot title and explanatory statement for a measure referred by the COLUMBIA GORGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE has been filed with the Elections Office of Wasco County, Oregon on July 19, 2024. The measure will be presented to the qualified voters of the district at the General Election held on November 5, 2024. The election will be conducted by mail pursuant to ORS 254.465.
The ballot title caption is: BONDS TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY; MAKE FACILITY AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS. A full copy of the ballot title and explanatory statement can be found on the Wasco County website in the Elections section, or in the Wasco County Clerk’s office located at 511 Washington St., Ste. 201, The Dalles, OR 97058
Per ORS 255.155 and ORS 251.285, any elector dissatisfied with the ballot title or explanatory statement may petition the Wasco County Circuit Court for review not later than the seventh business day after the title is filed with the Elections Officer. The last day to file a review is July 30, 2024. The challenger must notify the Wasco County Elections Office not later than 5:00 p.m. on the next business day following the day the petition for review is filed.
The measure will be published in the State Voters’ Pamphlet for Wasco and Hood River counties. Voters who wish to submit a measure argument may do so by contacting the Wasco County Clerk’s Office. Deadline to submit an argument is Friday, August 23, 2024 not later than 5:00 pm.
Notice is Hereby Given that a ballot title and explanatory statement for the November 5th, 2024 General Election has been referred by the Columbia Gorge Community College and filed with the Elections Office of Wasco County, Oregon on July 19th, 2024.
Click here to review the ballot title and explanatory statement.
Per ORS 255.155 and ORS 251.285, any elector dissatisfied with the ballot title or explanatory statement may petition the Wasco County Circuit Court for review not later than the seventh business day after the title is filed with the Elections Officer. The last day to file a review is July 30th, 2024. The challenger must notify the Wasco County Elections Office not later than 5 p.m. on the next business day following the day the petition for review is filed.