April 11, 2017

What:

Groundbreaking Ceremony for Palomar College Parking Structure and College Police Building

 

When:

Friday, April 14, 2017
3 p.m.

 

Where:

Palomar College
East side of Parking Lot 12
1140 West Mission Road
San Marcos, CA 92069

 

Details:

This event officially celebrates the construction of a new parking structure and police building on Palomar’s San Marcos campus. College dignitaries will be joined by local public officials, members of the campus and community.

The five-story Parking Structure will be 499,621 square feet, with 1615 parking spaces, including 28 Accessible and six Van spaces. The structure will be equipped with license readers, emergency phones and security cameras. The top floor roof will be set up for photo voltaic panels.

The Palomar College Police Department will be housed in a separate one-story building adjacent to the parking  structure. The 7,645 square foot building will contain a reception area, dispatch office, locker rooms, evidence room, secure interview room, conference/emergency operations room, armory, report-writing room, and live scan room. The station will have a secure parking area for police vehicles, and will be equipped with cameras and an audio address system.

Expected completion date for this project is January, 2018.

Parking:

Parking for the Groundbreaking Ceremony will be available without a permit in Lot 12 during the hours of the event.

 More information:

Laura Gropen, Director, Public Affairs, 760-744-1150, ext. 2152
Melinda Finn, Public Affairs, 760-744-1150, ext. 2365

 

 

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MEDIA CONTACTS:

Laura Gropen, Director, Public Affairs, 760-744-1150, ext. 2152, lgropen@palomar.edu

Melinda Finn, Public Affairs, 760-744-1150, ext. 2365, mfinn@palomar.edu