FAMU PHARMACY SCHOOL TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION IN CRESTVIEW

The next step in making Crestview Florida into a College town, as well, is on the its way, with the construction of the school and enrollment for the 2012 underway. This is the first step planned for FAMU and some of the other Universities in town, who are working on their expansions in the Crestview market. It only made sense, with the massive growth of the military and aerospace industries, and the location on the I-10 corridor, Crestview would be a target for initiatives, such as this one and others.

Work on FAMU pharmacy school ready to begin
Classes are scheduled to start in Crestview in fall 2012
By BRIAN HUGHES
Florida Freedom Newspapers

CRESTVIEW — The chain link construction fence along the Woodruff Avenue side of the Alatex building has generated excitement among city officials eager to see work begin to transform the landmark into a new pharmacy school for Florida A&M University. After several false starts, including a scare earlier this year when it was thought Gov. Rick Scott might veto funding for the construction, work is expected to begin within two weeks. “We have submitted building plans to the city and expect to pull permits this week in order to begin brickwork immediately,” said Tola Thompson, FAMU’s director of government relations. “We have received building plans,” Crestview Administrative Services Director Mike Wing confirmed. “We’re in the process of reviewing them.” Thompson said FAMU has awarded the contract for the project’s construction manager. “They will begin advertising for subcontractors in Crestview news outlets as early as next week,” he said. Thompson said construction on the FAMU Crestview Education Center, as it is properly called, will take 10 to 11 months. Classes are expected to start in the fall of 2012. “We’re happy to hear the news that they’re getting ready to start,” Wing said. “We look forward to working with them and intend to offer any assistance the city can.”