Your VOTE 2013: Question 5 Maine Community College System Improvements

MAINE - This year there are five bond questions going before voters on November 5th, 2013 totaling
$182 million with interest. RCN America Network will break down each bond question.

Do you favor a $15,500,000 bond issue to upgrade buildings, classrooms and laboratories on the 7 campuses of the Maine Community College System in order to increase capacity to serve more students through expanded programs in health care, precision machining, information technology, criminal justice and other key programs?

Below is a breakdown of where the money, if approved, will go.

$2,350,000 Central Maine Community College in Auburn – to construct a building to house science laboratories, classrooms, and offices to support the expansion and addition of associate degree programs.

$2,450,000 Eastern Maine Community College in Bangor – to expand the academic building known as Maine Hall to accommodate additional academic classrooms, including health sciences classrooms, and more laboratory space, including a criminal justice simulation laboratory.



$2,000,000 Kennebec Valley Community College in Fairfield and Hinckley – to renovate existing buildings to provide classroom and laboratory spaces that will enable expansion of the precision machining and electrical lineworker programs, addition of a culinary arts program, and relocation of the early childhood program. Funds also will be used to remove hazardous materials, improve environmental systems and purchase classroom equipment.

$   900,000 Northern Maine Community College in Presque Isle – to renovate Aroostook Hall to provide added classrooms, laboratories and offices for expanded programs in allied health.  Funds also will be used to construct a new maintenance facility and to purchase classroom equipment.

$3,400,000 Southern Maine Community College in South Portland and Brunswick – to renovate and upgrade buildings to allow for relocation and expansion of programs to the new Brunswick campus, to increase the enrollment capacity of the integrated manufacturing program, and to purchase classroom equipment.

$1,000,000 Washington County Community College in Calais – to renovate and increase the energy efficiency of the Harold Howland Building; to improve existing systems and equipment and convert space for use by the heavy equipment programs; and to purchase classroom equipment.


$3,400,000 York County Community College in Wells – to construct a building that will house classrooms, computer laboratories, and office space, and to purchase classroom equipment for the new degree program in precision machining.

Your VOTE 2013: Question 2 University of Maine System Improvements

MAINE - This year there are five bond questions going before voters on November 5th, 2013 totaling
$182 million with interest. RCN America Network will break down each bond question.

Do you favor a $15,500,000 bond issue to enhance educational and employment opportunities for Maine citizens and students by updating and improving existing laboratory and classroom facilities of the University of Maine System statewide?

Below is where the money will be spent on if question 2 is passed.

$5,500,000 Orono campus – to invest in renovations, capital improvements and equipment in classrooms and laboratories to support science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines.

$1,200,000 Augusta and Bangor campuses – to renovate and upgrade science and nursing laboratories.

$1,200,000 Farmington campus – to renovate the science facilities in Preble Hall and Ricker Hall, including approximately four laboratories.

$1,200,000 Fort Kent campus – to renovate and expand the nursing laboratory and to support geographic information system technology for applications in the forestry industry.

$1,200,000 Machias campus – to renovate and improve Powers Hall (including repairing its exterior), which currently houses music and art classrooms, the performing art center, art gallery, administrative offices and student services, and for laboratory upgrades in the science building.

$1,200,000 Presque Isle campus – to renovate and upgrade space, equipment and furnishings (including microscopes and fume hoods) in laboratories for the science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs.


$4,000,000 University of Southern Maine campuses (Portland, Gorham, and Lewiston) – to renovate science laboratories, including those for biology, chemistry, physics, geosciences, environmental sciences, nursing and occupational therapy.