I think the time has come to do something. I still have reservations, though. It seems to be a little over here and a little over there and using existing space. The governor has indicated additional funding for future community college plans statewide, Cannon said, but until then, the proposed Three Rivers campus, wherever it is completed, will have to be done in phases. Aliano said he is not opposed to that.
Many students oppose the downtown plan.
City businesses seem to support the idea. Enlarge The proposed location of a downtown Norwich Three Rivers Community College is outlined in yellow. The college would fill the oval created by Water Street, above, and Chelsea Harbor Drive, which runs along Norwich Harbor. Market Street, which now bisects the oval between Thames Plaza, left, and a parking garage, would be closed. Below, the proposed site, with Thames Plaza at center right, is seen from Route 32.