Paine College to build dorms, funding still needed (Snellville: chapel, college dorms)

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Paine College Dorms-Augusta by brandon walker, on Flickr

The college provided renderings of two 250-bed residence halls and a dining facility to be constructed across the street from the Gilbert-Lambuth Memorial Chapel on Druid Park Avenue. Each of the residence halls will be $12 million, according to Dr. Dwayne Crew, assistant to the president, while a 10,000-square-foot abandoned warehouse will be renovated and the roof replaced to be the dining facility.

Travis Weatherly, CFO of Snellville, Ga.-based consulting firm Parramore and Quinn that would handled the project, said the lack of funding at this time isn’t an issue.

“This is not abnormal for colleges,” he said. “This particular one will be private investment, and they do it for a return on their investment. Nothing fancy—just finding the right people who are willing to do it.”

The administration and students see the residence halls as a necessity. According to its website, Paine has three residence halls—Epworth Hall, built in 1925, Belle Bennett Hall, built in 1962 and Ervin Hall, built in 1967. All halls were last renovated in 2008.

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