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Trinity College Setting Sights High For Expansion
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Published: February 10, 2008
TRINITY - Trinity College of Florida officials hope to submit plans this year to the county for a massive expansion to the interdenominational Christian school.
As it stands, Trinity officials are considering eight new buildings to the campus, which currently has three.
President Mark T. O'Farrell, however, emphasized that plans are preliminary, with square footage still to be determined for some of the buildings.
"It depends on how much buildable space we have and approval of the master planned unit development," which requires a detailed an- alysis of potential effects, he explained.
The college presently is awaiting a building permit from Pasco County to proceed with a three-story, 50-room, double occupancy student residence hall with the latest technology. That compares with the facility that now houses 50 students.
The county has allowed Trinity to separate the residence hall from the master planned unit development, thus permitting construction to proceed before the entire project has been approved.
The new dormitory will cost a little more than $3 million. Friends of the college have already pitched in $2 million of that amount.
Trinity will turn to the community, churches and alumni for the rest, O'Farrell said.
The student residence hall will be the first building in Phase 1. That phase also includes a student life center and chapel/performing arts complex, but those buildings are still in the planning stages.
The 200-student college has been in the Trinity area since 1985, when it moved from its longtime home in Dunedin.
Since assuming the presidency in 2005, O'Farrell has worked on strengthening Trinity's community ties by hosting breakfasts for government and business leaders.
The college has additionally partnered with religious organizations that help the poor, including Somebody Cares Tampa Bay, Somebody Cares Pasco County and CareFest.
While concentrating on the residence hall, officials also are working on obtaining multimillion-dollar gifts for the overall building campaign.
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Learn more about Trinity College at www.trinitycollege .edu.
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