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Lawmakers hear request for $3 million line of credit to finish Fargo Veterans Memorial Center
Summary
Sen. Scott Meyer and local veterans and civic leaders asked the Senate panel to authorize a $3 million state line of credit to complete a veterans memorial facility at Fargo National Cemetery; proponents said the VA would assume ownership and ongoing costs after approving the project, and private fundraising has already raised about $1.5 million.
State Senator Scott Meyer told the Senate Appropriations Human Resources Division that Senate Bill 2265 would authorize a contingent line of credit of $3 million to help finish a Veterans Memorial Center adjacent to the Fargo National Cemetery.
"The $3,000,000 that you will see in front of you again with this line of credit will be used towards a gathering area to be used by family and friends of the deceased veteran prior to or following the interment," Meyer said. He described planned facilities including offices, a gallery, indoor restrooms, a garage for a hearse and a parking lot; site work and paving were estimated in testimony to add roughly $1 million.
Meyer and private project representatives said the land purchase and cemetery expansion to 35…
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