CW: Why Would NIC Sell Ed Corridor?

Christie Wood (chairwoman of NIC trustee board): The mission of the college is education. We are not real estate developers. After decades of wishing we could acquire land continguous to the college and now it is finally happening, why on earth would we ever wish to sell it??? The rumors started by a small group were irresponsible. As we move forward with the long term vision of building a modern campus we will work with the community to determine what buildings and programs best fit the footprint of the land. I am grateful to the City Council for understanding the future needs of higher ed and voting for the annexation and zoning. Full comment below .

DFO: I wonder if Gookin would now deny that he ever called Christie “Sgt. Cupcake” in print?

Question: Are you concerned that North Idaho College would sell of pieces of the Education Corridor to commercial developers?

Councilman Kennedy had the task of sorting out whether to accept the comments Mr. Gookin was making as gospel or to believe the college reprsentatives as we continually stated we are not selling the mill site for commercial development.
I think asking him about past statements was fair and responsible in trying to determine if he was trustworthly or not.
The college has been very transparent in this process. We have hosted public meetings for comment, and the Ed. Corridor topic is on almost every board meeting agenda for an update.

The mission of the college is education. We are not real estate developers. After decades of wishing we could acquire land continguous to the college and now it is finally happening, why on earth would we ever wish to sell it??? The rumors started by a small group were irresponsible.
As we move forward with the long term vision of building a modern campus we will work with the community to determine what buildings and programs best fit the footprint of the land.
I am grateful to the City Council for understanding the future needs of higher ed and voting for the annexation and zoning.