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Caroline site eyed for college campus

Land near Caroline Middle School could be used for Germanna Community College branch

Date published: 11/19/2006

By KAREN RHODES

A public-works facility or a new branch of Germanna Community College are two of the proposed uses for a parcel of county-owned land near Caroline Middle School.

The parcel at the intersection of Rogers Clark Boulevard and Devils Three Jump Road also is home to a county park, but there are still 116 acres left for county use.

Two factors complicate plans for the acreage. One is the presence of wetlands, but Planning Director Michael Finchum said they are conveniently situated in the middle of the land, in effect creating two equal-sized portions.

The other complication is that it was once the site of the county dump. Board of Supervisors Chairman Floyd Thomas remembers it as "a big hole you threw things in."

Figuring out the exact boundaries of that big hole and doing soil-suitability tests will be necessary to future development plans.

Supervisor Wayne Acors urged the board Thursday night to move quickly to find that out because Germanna is interested in building a branch campus in the area.

Jane Mills, a member of the college's board of directors, told supervisors that the school's largest enrollment increase came from Caroline students.

"That shows that, if we open a campus here, we'll have even higher attendance," she said.

Students in Caroline now have to travel to Germanna campuses in Spotsylvania, Locust Grove or Culpeper for classes, or take them online.

Mills said it might be a few years before the campus could be built, but Germanna would like to offer classes, "mostly general education classes, like English and math," at a temporary location. She mentioned the county library or Caroline High School as possible sites.

Collins said Germanna's staff is conducting surveys to gauge interest in the county and that a survey will be available to the public on the college's Web site as well.

Mills said school officials hope to open enrollment for a Caroline site in midspring.

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Date published: 11/19/2006