CLEVELAND, Wis. (TMS) — If Y2K indeed wreaks havoc, LakeshoreTechnical College in Wisconsin is likely to be more prepared toovercome it than many institutions of higher education.

As a part of its $130,000 disaster-recovery plan, the college hasstockpiled two tons of food and 2,400 gallons of water. It also haspurchased liquid-propane gas and fuel-oil tanks for heat,walkie-talkies, electrical generators and portable heaters.

If disaster strikes, college officials said the campus couldsustain 500 people for a week.

Lakeshore President Dennis J. Ladwig said the campus had to makesome preparations because of its role as a community shelter. Overthe last several years, local travelers have turned to the campus forhelp in the midst of natural disasters, such as tornadoes, snowstormsand floods that occur in the area.

A stretch of interstate running near the school shuts down a fewtimes a year because of icy conditions. Three years ago, it wasclosed for a full day.

“We had people stuck here on campus, and we had to feed them,”Ladwig told The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Some state legislators weren’t so thrilled with the college’sefforts to plan ahead. Wisconsin state Sen. Robert Jauch told theMilwaukee Journal Sentinel that the college displayed “nutty behaviorthat isn’t fitting of a public institution.”

After news of the college’s planning broke, Ladwig explained tostate legislators that all but $1,500 of the $15,000 worth of foodpurchased by the college could be returned if it wasn’t needed.