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Adjutant General requests $5M to buy land for consolidated I-65 South readiness center; committee hears maintenance, funding-split details
Summary
Brig. Gen. Grundman told the Budget Committee the AGO's $5 million request would be used to acquire land for a consolidated readiness center; construction would be financed 75% federal and 25% state, and existing armories would need maintenance until consolidation occurs.
Brigadier General Grundman told the State Budget Committee on June 18 that the Adjutant General's Office is requesting $5,000,000 to acquire land intended to consolidate three armories (New Albany, Salem and Scottsburg) into a single I-65 South Readiness Center. Grundman confirmed the funding request covers land purchase only and does not include construction costs.
He said the new readiness center is planned to be about 88,000 square feet and would station three units and provide training space. General Grundman explained that until construction is complete, the existing readiness centers will continue to require ongoing maintenance and that consolidating into a single facility as soon as possible is intended to minimize those continuing costs. He added proceeds from potential sales of existing facilities may be returned to the General Fund.
Senator Chris Garten asked what portion of construction costs the State would be responsible for; Grundman said the split is expected to be 75% federal and 25% state. Garten also raised a concern about increased energy consumption tied to a data center in District 45 and whether the new facility might pass costs onto residents; Grundman said AGO completed an energy study and offered to provide it to the Committee.
The Committee did not take a final vote on construction funding during this meeting; the request before the Committee at this time was for land acquisition only.
