No vocal opposition has emerged against $325 million bond measure for GCC facilities upgrades

If 55% of voters approve Measure GC on Tuesday, officials at Glendale Community College will gain access to $325 million to pay for major facilities upgrades and infrastructure improvements.

When the college’s Board of Trustees approved a resolution this past summer to place the bond on the Nov. 8 ballot, they did so after spending months putting together a 156-page facilities master plan that they’ll use as a guide if the measure passes.

Over the last few months leading up to the upcoming election, Glendale Community College President/Supt. David Viar made rounds to local clubs and organizations to share how the college could benefit with 21st century upgrades.

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The $325-million bond would cost property owners about $21 per $100,000 of assessed value. No vocal opposition to the measure has emerged.

Back in June, a consultant who polled 600 local voters told the college’s board of trustees that 57% of those polled would support a Glendale Community College bond.

Supporters for Measure GC include Doug Dall, former Clark Magnet High School principal whom Viar tapped to help campaign for the bond through social media, mailers and phone banking efforts.

Aside from infrastructure upgrades such as replacing gas lines and upgrading classrooms, the bond could also fund new facilities to house the school’s highly esteemed robotics, engineering and computer-aided manufacturing programs and build a new parking structure, among other projects.

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Kelly Corrigan, kelly.corrigan@latimes.com

Twitter: @kellymcorrigan