Rhodes State College getting nearly $100,000 from the state to upgrade the security on campus.
The Ohio State Controlling Board issued the money to assist in the overall security at the campus, that from Speaker of the House Bob Cupp. The money stems from Senate Bill 310 which was the state's 2020 capital budget. Campus security says the money will be used to install electronic locking systems in 3 of their buildings.
Director of Safety and Security at Rhodes State College Mark Mathews adds, “If there is ever any kind of situation that we have to secure the building immediately we can do that remotely. So, we don’t have to actually run around and lock every building by hand. We can hit a button and those doors will be secured. That is the main portion of that and the other is just ease, it is an easier way to do it.”
Mathews says they are getting an additional $60,000+ in funding that will be used to upgrade the radio’s so they work better between the main campus and the Borra Center downtown.
