Last week Falconetti reported that rather than being bundled with the college’s budget the appropriations for the Alexander Center ended up on a list of 14 proposed line items from state colleges that are vulnerable to veto. Much like her predecessor, Eileen Holden, did two years ago, Falconetti is appealing to the community for help. In an open letter published in The Ledger on Friday, Falconetti urged the community to contact the governor’s office to make sure DeSantis “understands the criticality of preserving the Lake Wales campus.” - Lakeland Ledger

Two years ago this month Angela Garcia Falconetti became Polk State College’s new president. And one of the first challenges to hit her was then-Gov. Rick Scott gutting $3 million from the college’s budget to operate the J.D. Alexander Center, Polk State’s satellite campus in Lake Wales, and the nearby Lake Wales Arts Center, which had been donated to Polk State. Last week Falconetti reported that rather than being bundled with the college’s budget the appropriations for the Alexander Center ended up on a list of 14 proposed line items from state colleges that are vulnerable to veto. Much like her predecessor, Eileen Holden, did two years ago, Falconetti is appealing to the community for help. In an open letter published in The Ledger on Friday, Falconetti urged the community to contact the governor’s office to make sure DeSantis “understands the criticality of preserving the Lake Wales campus.” https://www.theledger.com/opinion/20190512/editorial-for-polk-state-dj-vu-all-over-again