Vol. 33 Issue 10
Carroll University
March 2, 2010
NEGOTIATING
PIO HALL 2.0 Matt Hoffman
Staff Writer Carroll University is nearing an agreement with the developers who built Pioneer Hall for a second apartment-style dormitory, to be located where the Grand Ave strip mall currently stands. Carroll Chief Financial Officer Ron Lostetter said that a lease similar to that of Pioneer Hall’s is being negotiated with Clysmic Properties LLC for the building, which is projected to open in fall of 2011. The lease is likely to be signed in the coming weeks. The Waukesha Plans Commission approved zoning changes and conceptual plans for the building last Wednesday “We would hope that everything works out so we can begin the design in earnest,” Lostetter said. Alan Huelsmann, who owns Clysmic, also confirmed that the company is in negotiations with Carroll.
The new building would have one major change from its predecessor; the first floor would contain 11,000 feet of retail space, which would be managed by Clysmic’s management arm, Berg Management. According to Lostetter, the first floor would also include a separate, secured residential area. The new dorm is expected to offer 230 beds, most in the four-to-a-unit style of Pioneer Hall where each person has their own room. However, Lostetter said that it is likely that there will be a small percentage of units housing six people, containing some double rooms, which would be larger than single rooms. The property would add parking spaces above ground and contain another underground parking complex. The decision to pursue another apartment-style dorm was driven by students’ expectations, especially prospective PIO HALL 2.0 page 2
Carroll Nearing Agreement to Replace “College” Signage Matt Hoffman
Staff Writer As Carroll University approaches the two-year anniversary of their historic name change, the Carroll College signs seen around campus will be changing in order to reflect that change this spring. The school is nearing an agreement with Welman Architects to design new signage in accordance with Carroll’s master plan. The Waukesha Plan Commission approved Carroll’s initial plans on March 24. The existing sign facing East Avenue will be replaced, new signs will be installed at “points of entry” around campus; a new sign will be placed south of South Bergstrom dormitory, and near the beginning of the Barstow Street hill. Ron Lostetter, Carroll’s Chief Financial Officer, said that waiting to replace the “College” signs was all part of Carroll’s master plan.
“I don’t think there was any delay,” Lostetter said. “We wanted the results of the master plan and design.” The campus exterior master plan, a document laying out a 15-year plan for the development of Carroll’s campus, was approved by the board of trustees during their Dec. 15 meeting. The changes in signage are part of the plan’s first phase. “Carroll has not received any financial estimates for the switch,” said Lostetter, citing the recent decision on the design of the signage. While the change will begin in the spring, it will take several years to transition all of the signs on campus. Carroll is also in talks with the state Department of Transportation about changing road signs directing traffic to Carroll. Controversy over the current signs has not surfaced. “I get a few questions here and there, but not much,” Lostetter said.
New Carroll signage.
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