AWC to offer classes in Somerton’s City Hall Building

Starting this summer, Arizona Western College will now be offering classes at Somerton’s new City Hall building. Somerton residents who once had to travel to AWC’s main campus in Yuma will now be able to go to classes locally starting this August. The city plans to set aside 1,000 square feet of space for college classes in their new City Hall facility. The City Council approved this agreement for which the college will rent the space for 10 years. City manager of Somerton, Bill Lee, tell us what this means for the locals of the city. “I think its going to be great for our community, having an Arizona western college presence. You know in our city hall building. Its going to allow for classes to be held throughout the day…They currently are, at our middle school in Somerton, but they’re only able to offer evening classes, so they’ll be able to program classes throughout the days and weekends in our new facilities,” said Lee. The new City Hall building will open its doors on June 17th, with a ribbon cutting on June 1st with city Mayor Jose Yepez and many other city officials in attendance. For more information you can head to, www.cityofsomerton.com/city-administration.html