Hartnell College to Hold Groundbreaking in Castroville on October 22

Hartnell College will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the start of construction on its new Castroville Education Center at 2 p.m. on Oct. 22. The one-hour event will begin with a program of speakers and conclude with a shovel ceremony for presenters at the project site, located at 10241 Tembladera St., just east of Highway 1 (frontage along Merritt Street). The 13,750-square-foot center will be Hartnell’s third satellite center, scheduled for completion in spring 2022. Construction is underway on a new education center in Soledad and the expansion of its existing center in King City, both scheduled for completion in January. Construction of all three centers, as well as projects underway on Hartnell’s Main Campus in Salinas, is being funded by Measure T, a $167 million bond measure approved in 2016 by voters of the Hartnell Community College District. Among features of the Castroville center: Three classrooms, with interactive technology and flexible seating. Wet and dry science laboratories to support STEM, health care and agriculture training Student Success Center Community Room Scheduled speakers for the groundbreaking ceremony are: · Manuel Osorio, Area 1 trustee, Hartnell Community College District Governing Board · Dr. Raúl Rodríguez, interim superintendent/president · Judge John Phillips, Monterey County District 2 Supervisor Judge John Phillips · Clint Cowden, Hartnell dean of career technical education & workforce development · Joe Pezzini, president & CEO of Ocean Mist Farms · Kari Yeater, superintendent, North Monterey County Unified School District · Crystal Maldonado, student, North Monterey County High School · Alec Manas, field representative for 29th District Assemblymember Mark Stone · Representative (TBD) of the North Monterey County Chamber of Commerce