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Senators press officials over missing $16.3 million for Simon Sanchez High School financing
Summary
Legislators questioned executive and budget officials about why a $16.3 million appropriation for Simon Sanchez High School debt service does not appear in recent budgets, and whether the governor's transfer authority or existing authorizations are sufficient to proceed to market.
Senators at a budget oversight hearing pressed administration officials on whether funds for the Simon Sanchez High School project have been properly appropriated and whether the government has sufficient authority to proceed with financing.
The questioning centered on a $16,300,000 appropriation that senators said should appear in recent budget documents. "The way the law is written... it allows basically the administration to solicit for financing for the construction, furniture and fixture and equipment, and for the insurance maintenance of the construction at the Simon Sanchez High School... for a total amount of a $166,365,000," said Mister Carlson, describing the statute that authorized the project. "I never said we can't move forward without it," Mister Carlson added, saying the project has authority to go to the market but that construction costs have risen.
Mister Guerrero told the panel that the…
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