Friday, July 4, 2008

Delta College Board Blasted for Bond Work

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STOCKTON, CA - A San Joaquin County Grand Jury Report released Wednesday blasts the San Joaquin Delta College Board of Trustees for how the board has handled the creation of a satellite campus near Tracy.

The report accuses the Board of wasting tens of millions of taxpayer dollars.

Voters in 2004 approved a bond of $250 million for college improvements. Though much of that money will be spent on the school's Stockton facility, more than $50 million was designated for that new facility in Mountain House.

"We are way, way over budget from what was planned by the board," said trustee Ted Simas. "I believe the best term is wasted." Simas was on the losing end of the votes about Mountain House.
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"Look at our board. It's made up of school teachers, a farmer, an insurance guy, and so on. This is not their area of expertise. They're learning as we move along," said Rodriguez.

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