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Committee to discuss campus
improvements
By Luis Jiménez
Summer Reporter
State Rep. Sheila Klinker (D-Lafayette) announced
today that the State Budget Committee will be considering the approval
of a request for $3.2 million to be used in two repair projects.
The funding request will be discusses at the next
State Budget Committee meeting June 22.
The projects for which the funding is expected
include an upgrade of the main electrical substation on campus, as well
as the installation of a fire sprinkler system in the Physics Building.
She said that although there are many important
projects being planned and in wait of funding approval by the budget
committee, these two projects are being rushed so their completion date
can be prior the start of fall semester classes.
The repair projects are being given priority over
construction projects because of safety concerns, said Klinker.
"There are needed repairs that would structurally
help the university," Klinker said. "Everything (it's been done) that
makes it easier for the faculty and student students to perform their
best."
The electrical substation upgrade, which will prevent
future power problems, will cost $2.7 million, while the sprinkler system
will cost $850,000.
The goal of the new sprinkler system in the Physics
Building is to ensure greater safety for Purdue students and faculty,
she said.
"I am very pleased that the budget committee are
considering the funds to be disbursed right now, so the projects are
finished before classes starts," she said.
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