A patrol car sits out front of Snyder Hall at Umpqua Community College one week after a mass shooting took place on campus.
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A committee made up of Umpqua Community College students, faculty, city and county leaders, and others are considering options for the campus building where the deadly shooting took place Oct. 1. According to Betty Tamm, the chair of the Snyder Hall Advisory Committee, most people agree that tearing down the building altogether would feel like a defeat. So, the most popular option involves a drastic remodel that will create more community space and fewer entrances in the building.
A rendering of one of the options for remodeling Snyder Hall, the scene of the mass shooting at Umpqua Community College Oct. 1, 2015.
courtesy of Umpqua Community College
The committee hopes to reach a decision by January 10 in order to request funds from the legislature to make it happen.
GUEST:
- Betty Tamm: Vice chair of the Board of Trustees at Umpqua Community College and chair of the Snyder Hall Advisory Committee