For phase two of the agriculture classroom project, Illinois Valley Community College plans to spend around $4.4 million. It’s hoping for a federal grant to cover 80% of it. The Board of Trustees last week approved committing $885,000 in local money and asking for $3.5 million from the U.S. Department of Economic Development Administration. Phase two will build a new classroom and lab building. Phase one, completed last year, was the storage building for tractors, tillers, planters, and other equipment.
IVCC agriculture storage building from phase one of the project. Photo from IVCC