The Palm Springs Post 2/17 – COD trustees go back to drawing board for planned Palm Springs campus

New designs are expected to take months and may still leave half the 27-acre site undeveloped. When and if a second phase will be developed on the remainder of the land remains unclear.

Driving the news: During a regular meeting Thursday morning, the Board narrowly voted to move forward with a plan proposed by Trustee Joel Kinnamon, former president of the college, that does not include a learning hotel but does include 30,000 square feet for culinary arts instruction.

Next steps: New designs are expected to take months and may still leave half the 27-acre site undeveloped. When and if a second phase will be developed on the remainder of the land remains unclear.

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