WHARTON - From an upgrad - ed elevator to new air-conditioning to a 15,000 square foot construction trades facility, Wharton County Ju - nior College has implemented vari - ous projects to improve its campuses.
WCJC Facilities Management Advisor Mike Feyen recently shared project updates with the WCJC Board of Trustees.
Projects include: HVAC upgrades - Plans are to replace two 40-ton air-conditioning units at the Gene Bahnsen Gymnasi - um on the Wharton campus and two smaller units that service the fitness center. Cost is just shy of $300,000. Gym roof - The Gene Bahnsen Gymnasium will receive a new roof. The standing seam metal roof will be removed and replaced with a Modified Bitumen roof for just over $344,000. Library roof - Replace the roof at the J.M. Hodges Learning Center library on the Wharton campus. The cost is $933,000.
