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Senate panel reviews $500,000 request to help North Dakota Firefighters Association buy Bismarck headquarters
Summary
The Government Operations Division heard testimony on Senate Bill 2218, which would provide a one-time $500,000 appropriation to help the North Dakota Firefighters Association (NDFA) put down a 20% payment on a Bismarck property intended for offices, training space and equipment storage.
Senator Jerry Klein, District 14, told the Senate Appropriations Committee's Government Operations Division that Senate Bill 2218 would provide a one-time $500,000 appropriation to help the North Dakota Firefighters Association buy a building on East Broadway in Bismarck and consolidate administrative offices, equipment storage and indoor training space.
The bill's sponsor, Senator Jerry Klein, said the association negotiated a purchase price “around $2,000,000” and has secured roughly 80% financing from lenders but lacks the capital for the required down payment. “They just need a little boost,” Klein said during the hearing.
Robert (Rob) Knuth, training director for the North Dakota Firefighters Association and assistant chief of the Minot Rural Volunteer Fire Department, told the division the NDFA is a…
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