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BGS outlines priorities: Newport courthouse, youth facility RFP and women's prison planning
Summary
BGS told the committee the Newport Courthouse replacement is a priority (land not yet secured), the youth facility RFP is reissued with a developer letter of intent and located site, and work is underway to find land and address mold and infrastructure at the existing women's correctional facility.
During the Feb. 12 hearing, Buildings and General Services identified several capital priorities that would come to the department following program decisions and land acquisition.
Wanda Manoli, Commissioner of Buildings and General Services, said replacement of the Newport Courthouse is a priority but that the state has not secured land. —We don't have land yet, and we're exploring options,— she said, noting the project has…
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