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Committee weighs $1.3M in capital bill for State House entry upgrades, design work and parking plan
Summary
Buildings and General Services told the committee the $1.3 million request would advance design development for State House entry upgrades (security screening, ADA access, parking and truck ingress/egress); staff said existing funds total roughly $346,000 and additional funds will be needed to complete construction documents and later construction.
The House Corrections and Institutions Committee heard testimony on March 25 about a proposed $1.3 million allocation in the capital bill for State House entry upgrades aimed at improving security screening, ADA access and vehicle ingress/egress.
Emily Corsetti, Deputy Commissioner of Buildings and General Services, told the committee the project has been funded to date with ARPA dollars and prior capital appropriations: approximately $150,000 from an Acts of 2023 capital appropriation and about $48,780 from a planning/reuse contingency in prior Acts. Corsetti said those sums, combined with the remaining ARPA balance, yielded about $346,000 in available state dollars and left roughly $103,000 on hand; she said the current available funds would be…
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