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Montana Law Enforcement Academy asks legislature for $700,000 spending authority to address failing campus infrastructure
Summary
The Montana Law Enforcement Academy asked the Section D subcommittee for authority to spend $700,000 from an existing state special revenue fund to address deferred maintenance on an aging campus, and outlined larger future capital needs including a $10 million indoor range.
The Montana Law Enforcement Academy asked the Legislature’s Section D subcommittee on Wednesday for authority to spend $700,000 from its existing state special revenue account to address persistent infrastructure problems at its Helena-area campus.
The request, presented by MLEA Executive Director Joel Wendland and supported by Montana Attorney General Austin Knudson, would provide spending authority — not new revenue — to repair failing sewer lines, crumbling concrete and recurring basement flooding that administrators said are disrupting training and increasing operating costs.
MLEA leaders told the committee the campus includes buildings more than 100 years old and a low water table that has caused repeated utility failures…
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