TOWNHALL: Community College Education Center

200 North 10th Street,Santa Paula CA 93060

08 February, 2023

Description

To build the future economic prosperity of the Santa Clara Valley Region, a long overdue promise of building a Community College Education Center in Santa Paula must become a reality. The residents and families of those residing in Fillmore, Santa Paula, and Piru have desperately been waiting for more than a decade and our property taxpayers have been investing tax dollars thru Measure S towards an unfulfilled promise to build a center of higher education. What Happens Now? Santa Paula Latino Townhall continues to lead an advocacy and mobilization effort to reignite our community into action so our voice is heard in the decision-making process. Building a Community College Education Center provides local access and equity for our students in their pursuit of higher education and an improved quality of life. History of Broken Promises In 2002, voters passed the VCCCD’s $356M general obligation bond, known as “Measure S”. Residents of the SCRV were given assurances that the proceeds from the bond would be used to build the “Santa Clara Valley Advanced Technology Education Center including classrooms, computer labs, library, and childcare center.” Santa Paula residents voted overwhelmingly in favor of Measure S. For many in the area, the bond was going to fulfill a long-held dream.