Republicans' plan for new prison is wasteful and not solid
Via the GF Herald's Web site...
Dems question prison proposal
By Janell Cole, State Capitol Bureau
BISMARCK - House Democrats are questioning fiscal responsibility of Republicans who are pushing through a plan to build a new $85 million prison at twice the cost of a renovation plan the governor seeks.
The proposal got the go-ahead late Tuesday from the House Appropriations Committee as an amendment to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation budget bill. It will come up for a vote today.
Rep. Mary Ekstrom, D-Fargo, and Rep. Pam Gulleson, D-Rutland, both members of the House Appropriations Committee, said Wednesday that most existing buildings at the prison will be useful for another 75 years. Gov. John Hoeven proposed a $42 million, 300-bed replacement cell house. Beyond that, the cost of future repairs on existing buildings is about $6 million, said Ekstrom, a longtime co-owner of an architectural firm.
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Dems question prison proposal
By Janell Cole, State Capitol Bureau
BISMARCK - House Democrats are questioning fiscal responsibility of Republicans who are pushing through a plan to build a new $85 million prison at twice the cost of a renovation plan the governor seeks.
The proposal got the go-ahead late Tuesday from the House Appropriations Committee as an amendment to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation budget bill. It will come up for a vote today.
Rep. Mary Ekstrom, D-Fargo, and Rep. Pam Gulleson, D-Rutland, both members of the House Appropriations Committee, said Wednesday that most existing buildings at the prison will be useful for another 75 years. Gov. John Hoeven proposed a $42 million, 300-bed replacement cell house. Beyond that, the cost of future repairs on existing buildings is about $6 million, said Ekstrom, a longtime co-owner of an architectural firm.
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