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New Lanier Tech campus edges closer to January 2019 opening
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Lanier Technical College President Ray Perren surveys the construction at the school's new site Wednesday morning at Ga. 365 and Howard Road. When complete, the campus will have six buildings. - photo by Scott Rogers
As about 300 construction workers continued their jobs mostly without noticing him last week, Lanier Technical College President Ray Perren watched the progress on the school’s new campus and thought a little ahead to January 2019, when classes are set to begin there. “It’s a dream come true,” Perren said Wednesday on the site off Ga. 365 and Howard Road. “Very few people get the opportunity to build an entirely new campus like this, so I view this as being a tremendous opportunity. This facility, when it’s done, will be a showcase for technical education in our state and really across the nation. Is it a challenge? Sure, but it’s also an absolute blessing to be able to be a part of this.”