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Closure costs
CSU very little
By Larry W. Brunson
Jr.
On-line Forty-Niner
The cost to cancel
classes Tuesday was minimal to the California State University
system since many classes met before the Chancellor's Office
made the announcement at 10:30 a.m.
Colleen Bentley-Adler,
director of public affairs for the Chancellor's Office, said
the cost was also minimal because the CSU campuses were not
closed, only the classes were canceled.
Cal State Long
Beach did not feel the effects, according to Armando Contreras,
executive assistant to CSULB President Robert Maxson.
"There were
no costs," Contreras said. "The faculty were still
paid and some extra police officers were brought in and paid
some overtime for safety reasons.
"It was the
chancellor's decision to close the campuses. Only essential
figures were on campus," Contreras continued. "There
was a question of uncertainty and some safety issues, and
no one knew what happened or what was going to happen."
According to Contreras,
the governor closed all state buildings in Sacramento, which
made all the other closures a state and nationwide safety
issue.
Unfortunately,
many businesses did lose revenue because of the Sept. 11 tragedy.
The Long Beach Airport was just one of many businesses that
lost revenue from parking, food and restaurant facilities,
in addition to the airlines, according to Sharon Diggs-Jackson,
a public affairs officer for the airport.
"Nobody has
the exact numbers for the lost revenue right now," Diggs-Jackson
said.
Airlines and restaurants
were closed last Tuesday and Wednesday, according to Diggs-Jackson.
Airlines resumed limited operations on Thursday and resumed
full services on Saturday. Rental car services resumed full
service on Wednesday.
According to Diggs-Jackson,
there is not much that can be done to make up for the lost
revenues from last week, however some airlines are offering
some incentives to those who had flights canceled.
"Airlines
have offered complete refunds," Diggs-Jackson said.
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