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DHS Direct Care and Treatment seeks bonding for facility preservation; request includes St. Peter water/sewer work and early‑childhood facility grants
Summary
Direct Care and Treatment told lawmakers it seeks $11.43 million in asset preservation bonds and $15 million for St. Peter campus water, sanitary and storm sewer replacement; the governor also proposes $2.7 million for early‑childhood facility grants.
Nancy Freeman, chief operating officer for Direct Care and Treatment at the Department of Human Services, told the committee DCT owns roughly 3 million square feet of facilities across major campuses and 70‑plus group homes and that the agency’s deferred maintenance is estimated at more than $180 million.
"There will never be an absence of deferred maintenance balance for DCT," Freeman said, describing ongoing needs and noting the agency’s 10‑year plan estimates about $30 million per year are…
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