Hillsborough College changes plans for North Dale Mabry campus as Rays stadium moves forward
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Hillsborough College is overhauling its plans for the North Dale Mabry campus, which is expected to be demolished to make way for the proposed Tampa Bay Rays stadium.Tampa Bay Rays stadiumUnder the original plan, the college intended to move classes into temporary mobile buildings at a location known as "The Nest" during construction.But during a City Council meeting Thursday, HCC President Dr. Ken Atwater unveiled new renderings and announced that no classes would be held at The Nest.Instead, classes will take place at the University of South Florida's Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation in downtown Tampa and in office buildings at Tampa Bay Park, less than a mile from the current campus.The Nest will still serve as a temporary location for administrative and student services, the library and bookstore.Atwater said the decision was made to avoid putting students in portable classrooms next to a major construction project."You're going to [have] portables. You're going