Sheldon, Iowa — Northwest Iowa Community College is focused on the future. So they’re asking the public to approve a bond issue that would help advance the Sheldon college down that road.
Northwest Iowa Community College president, Dr. Aletha Stubbe tells us the purpose of the referendum and how they decided that upgrades needed to be made.
The proposal is for the measure to raise $14.2 million over fifteen years. She says this is less money than they’ve asked for in previous elections, and would amount to a small commitment per taxpayer.
She says the need to expand their classes means a need to expand their space. Right now she says they have over 150 nursing students plus those that are beginning their pre-requisites, and they’ve had to turn people away.
She tells us one of the main reasons they need to expand at this time.
She says the importance of the connections they have with area business and development cannot be overstated.
Stubbe says she thanks people for their support and service to northwest Iowa. The election for the bond issue referendum will be on April 3rd.
