On the Horizon
Aroostook Hall Renovation & Expansion of Precision Machining Shop
Be watching for two more construction projects on
the NMCC campus. The first will repurpose the former
apartments in Aroostook Hall into academic space. Thanks
to funding from a state bond issue last fall, Aroostook Hall
will be transformed to accommodate a testing facility and
the computer electronics lab. Once the computer lab is
relocated, the Precision Machining manufacturing labs will
be pulled together into one location and expanded into the
current location of the computer lab. The new space will
allow the program to acquire more equipment and to accept
more students.
Turner Building Science and Design of Harrison,
Maine has been awarded the architectural contract and
construction (all interior work) is slated to begin in March.
Maintenance Facility
The other project is for a much-needed
maintenance facility to replace the 1942-vintage
buildings currently in use. A private donation
of $220,000 will fund the new 3000-squarefoot building that will house the maintenance
office, storage and shop. Robert Kervin, a former
NM instructor, is the architect and spring 2015
construction is planned.
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