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Committee tables $1.5 million request to rebuild Custer West Dam
Summary
House Bill 12‑37 requested $1,500,000 in state funds for reconstruction of the West Dam in Custer. Proponents cited flood mitigation, fire suppression and tourism impacts; the Bureau of Finance and Management opposed state funding for a city‑owned recreational dam. The committee voted to table the bill.
House Bill 12‑37, a request for $1,500,000 to reconstruct West Dam in Custer, was tabled by the Joint Appropriations Committee after proponents outlined flood, fire‑suppression and tourism‑revenue justifications and the state budget office recommended opposition.
Leanne McCourter, representing the Custer Community Development Foundation and the city mayor, told the committee the dam — breached in 2012 and designated a high‑hazard dam in January 2024 — is central to flood mitigation, local water supply for firefighting and to…
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