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ST. MARTINVILLE, La. (AP) — The process used to select farmland outside St. Martinville as the site of South Louisiana Community College's new Evangeline campus is under review in the wake of complaints lodged by two Breaux Bridge businessmen.
The Advocate reports (http://bit.ly/1qUsGXq ) Ray Pellerin and his son Frank questioned the selection of the vacant farmland. They said it didn't meet requirements set out in the request for land donations issued by the LCTCS Facilities Corp.
LCTCS Facilities Corp. is the private, nonprofit group created by the Louisiana Community and Technical College System to facilitate capital outlay projects.
South Louisiana Community College issued a request for land donations of at least 9 acres in upper St. Martin Parish to build a new, $9.2 million building to replace its aged campus.
"Because of the multiple responses, we will provide an external review for recommendations to the Facilities Corporation Board," Stephen Smith, chair of the LCTCS Facilities Corp., wrote in a letter to Frank Pellerin dated June 12.
Smith wrote that the review process could take up to 90 days.
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