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Arkansas Veterans Affairs outlines plan for new Northwest home and flags cemetery funding shortfalls
Summary
Secretary Nathaniel Todd told the Children and Youth Committee a working group recommends replacing the Northwest Arkansas State Veteran Home, cited a $45 million state appropriation and $15 million in matching funds, and raised concerns about capacity and federal support for the North Little Rock veterans cemetery.
Colonel Nathaniel Todd, secretary of the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs, briefed the committee on a planned replacement for the state veteran home in Northwest Arkansas and on continuing problems at the North Little Rock Veterans Cemetery.
Todd said the department solicited proposals and that Benton County submitted a bid for 60 acres near Rogers donated by the Walton Family Foundation. He said the legislature approved a $45,000,000 appropriation and $15,000,000 in state matching funds for a replacement home; federal funds will be sought to cover the remaining portion of the project. "We could begin construction as early…
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