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Administration urges cash appropriation to accelerate Simon Sanchez rebuild; warns delay could reduce scope
Summary
Officials and legislators debated whether to include a direct cash appropriation to augment an existing authorization for the Simon Sanchez High School rebuild; the administration said cash would reduce capitalized interest and allow a fuller design, while absence of cash risks a downsized project and a slower schedule.
Senators asked administration officials whether failing to include a cash appropriation for Simon Sanchez High School in the current budget would slow or reduce the planned rebuild. The administration urged legislators to appropriate cash to augment earlier authorizations and financing, saying cash would reduce capitalized interest and allow a more complete design and construction outcome.
An administration fiscal official explained the current authorization covers design and some financing, but rising construction costs mean the originally-authorized…
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