This one snuck up on me, but we have already passed the 300 signature benchmark and are creeping up on 400 very quickly.
Each time, yinz keep surprising me with how supportive you are of bringing back a vital asset of our CCAC Alleghany campus that has been undervalued, underappreciated, and underestimated for too long. I really have no words, but this significant moment reminded me of what a certain Queen Gorgo once said in the (aptly titled) film 300...
"I am not here to represent Leonidas; his actions speak louder than my words ever could. I am here for all those voices which cannot be heard: mothers, daughters, fathers, sons - three hundred families that bleed for our rights, and for the very principles this room was built upon. We are at war, gentlemen. We must send the entire Spartan army to aid our king in the preservation of not just ourselves, but of our children. Send the army for the preservation of liberty. Send it for justice. Send it for law and order. Send it for reason. But most importantly, send our army for hope - hope that a king and his men have not been wasted to the pages of history - that their courage bonds us together, that we are made stronger by their actions, and that your choices today reflect their bravery. "
To you, my dear friends and family, I thank you for sending this petition off... for hope. Speaking of hope, I have heard word that CCAC authorities and staff are working together to see if it may be possible to bring back the Learning Commons. I can't confirm anything yet... but things are looking much better than before. :D