As of last September, the college was to receive $27 million from the state, an amount expected to cover 100% of the project cost based on what was known then. The award would fund replacement of the COS fine arts building and renovation of the old theater. The resulting two structure, new and old, would be coupled into a new Center for Performing and Creative Arts.
At the Tuesday meeting, trustees learned that the paper evaluations will be completed in early June Then ,on-site inspections by third-party engineers begin that will peel back layers of the building for inspection of actual structural elements, as necessary.