Residents to vote on IHCC bond referendum

OTTUMWA ? With Indian Hills Community College poised to ask residents in the college?s 10-county region to vote on a bond referendum in December, IHCC President  Marlene Sprouse is traveling around the region to explain the reason for the vote and how it will affect Indian Hills students.

Sprouse will make a brief presentation to area voters and answer questions at 9 a.m. Wednesday in the Jefferson County Service Center inside the Carnegie Historical Museum.

The IHCC president will unveil plans and maps for the proposed renovations at the Centerville Campus ? including a new academic building and learning center there ? as well as the improvements that will be made to the IHCC North Workforce and Ottumwa Campuses should the bond referendum be successful.

Indian Hills undertook a master facilities planning process to identify student needs for instructional, training and learning spaces on all three campuses. If the referendum is approved, the bond funds would address the needs identified in that plan and support arts and sciences studies, career and technical training and an overall student college experience.

Voters in the Indian Hills region will go to the polls on Dec. 6, when they will be asked to vote on a $36 million referendum.