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Pasco lays out legislative asks to Olympia: police academy upgrades, major road projects and water plant funding
Summary
City leaders and the legislative delegation discussed multiple funding requests for the upcoming session: $972,000 for upgrades at the regional police training academy, a $3,000,000 planning study for US‑12/8th Street, a $30,000,000 construction gap on the Road 76 overpass (with a $3.76M block grant already), and an $80,000,000 request toward a $220–260 million Butterfield Water Treatment Plant modernization.
City of Pasco officials used a special meeting workshop with area legislators to press a set of regional capital and planning requests tied to public safety, transportation and water infrastructure.
Police training academy: Deputy Chief Cook and staff described the Pasco Regional Police Training Academy as the state's first regional academy for the area and said it has graduated about 167 students regionally, with 21 graduates from Pasco. To expand classroom capacity, improve restrooms and add security fencing that will enable larger, reality‑based training, staff requested $972,000 in capital funding. "The…
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