Allocation of funds to preserve the faces of SIU’s campuses and to remove underground fuel storage tanks will be considered at today’s Board of Trustees meeting.

At a press conference in Colyer Hall Wednesday, SIU Chancellor Ted Sanders said preserving University buildings, which are decaying, needs to be placed in high priority. He said SIU needs to preserve the buildings it has on both campuses.

Sanders said proposed funding for SIUC buildings include major extensions to Morris Library. Also proposed to the board are renovations to Altgeld, Faner and Quigley Halls, the Lesar Law Building, the Engineer Building and Rutledge Manor.

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The extensions to Morris Library will be completed in three phases; building a new wing to house new technology, renovations to existing structures, and if funds are available after that, an additional wing.

Carbondale has the only public research institute in the state besides the University of Illinois, Sanders said. It’s important for the University to keep that stature.

Recommended removal of nine fuel storage tanks at Scott, Crawford, Stein, Caldwell, Fulkerson, Barber, Thalman, Kaplan and Neely Halls has an estimated cost of $200,000.

The funding for the removal will come from student housing fees but Sanders said there will not be any increases to student housing fees to compensate for the removal of the storage tanks.

Sanders said that he is not aware of any significant dangers posed by the storage tanks, but SIUC must comply with a law requiring the removal of underground fuel storage tanks from all state-supported facilities.

Also to be discussed are the completion of SIUE’s engineering building, family and medical leave policies, and resource allocation and management programs.

The meeting will be at SIUE in the ballroom of the University Center at approximately 10:30 a.m.

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