Cosumnes River College 147-bed student housing delayed until 2028 [Video]

California threw the project “a bit of a curveball” by passing a shift in the apartment complex’s funding source in the 2023-24 state budget, school officials said.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Cosumnes River College (CRC) student housing project likely won’t come to fruition until 2028.

In fall 2022, CRC announced plans for a 147-bed apartment complex near its main campus in South Sacramento, and approximately $44 million from the state would help fund the project. However, the school said the venture was put on hold when California approved its 2023-2024 budget.

“The state shifted the fund source for the newly authorized student housing construction projects from (the) state General Fund to local revenue bonds issued by community colleges,” Theresa Tena, CRC’s vice president of administrative services, wrote Tuesday in an email to ABC10. “This was a bit of a curveball — this change was not proposed or contemplated during the 2023-24 budget review process.”

Tena said the 2024-25 budget approval shifted …

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