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April 13, 2006

Give HCC everything it wants

Working near the campus of Housatonic Community College, I see how much life this institution has pumped into our downtown. HCC is just about the best thing that's happened to our area in a dog's age. That's why I giddily propose that HCC be given even more space.

Like the emtpy office building across Broad Street -- a hip little 1960s office building that I think was part of the gas company. (Hey, they don't pay me for this blog, so I can't take the time to do actual research!) Wouldn't that building make a nifty student center or library? And what about the empty State Street building that's been in the news lately. I say make it a museum to house their excellent art collection. I'd be willing to bet they could fill every story with art. Or they could create new programs -- Gateway and Norwalk community colleges have culinary programs. Why not Housatonic? (Full disclosure: during a midlife crisis, I studied at NCC's culinary program, taking one class and a field trip to Paris.)

Yes, I'm taking classes there on Sundays. It's my second "adult ed" class at HCC. And I find going there to be consistently uplifting, as I'm sure it is for many students there who for whatever reason would be unable to pursue their education elsewhere.

So let them expand and blossom further ... unless they have their eyes on the Post building. We're not done with that yet.

Posted by lsteele on 3:44 PM | Comments (469)