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Minnesota State Patrol seeks $97 million to consolidate six metro sites into single headquarters; funding source draws scrutiny
Summary
The Minnesota State Patrol presented a $97 million request to the Capital Investment Committee to build a consolidated metro headquarters, citing evidence-storage, vehicle storage and operations inefficiencies; several committee members questioned using trunk highway funds to pay for the project.
Colonel Kristina Bogojevic, head of the Minnesota State Patrol, asked the Capital Investment Committee on Feb. 11 to approve a $97 million construction appropriation — split as $48.5 million in each of two fiscal years — to build a consolidated metro headquarters funded from trunk highway cash.
The proposal would move six separate metro operational, investigative and training sites into a single facility to improve evidence storage, reduce leased space and centralize operations, Bogojevic told the committee.
"This would take six antiquated metro spaces putting it under one roof," she said, noting problems including…
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