WA 16th District lawmakers announce nearly $13 million for local projects
By Dan Thesman on Friday, March 8th, 2024 in Columbia Basin News More Top Stories
OLYMPIA – With the unanimous approval of Washington’s 2024-25 supplemental capital budget, Sen. Perry Dozier (R-Waitsburg), Rep. Skyler Rude (R-Walla Walla) and Rep. Mark Klicker (R-Walla Walla), announced more than $13 million in 16th District-funded projects were included in the statewide spending plan.
Projects include:
$1.5 million for the Columbia Valley Center for Recovery, on top of the $5 million allocated for it in 2023.
$2.55 million for the Lions Park Community Center.
$175,000 for the YWCA Walla Walla Childcare Center.
$105,000 for the new Prosser Clubhouse.
$98,000 for resurfacing and revitalizing the Prescott public pool.
$100,000 for the new Waitsburg Childcare Center.
$1.13 million for College Place Fire Department energy-efficiency upgrades.
$4.6 million for fire protection and smoke dampers at the Washington State Penitentiary’s Intensive Management Unit.
$196,000 million for designing the Mill Creek fish passage from Colville Street to Third Avenue in Walla Walla.
“Thanks to a collaborative, bipartisan effort, we’ve strategically allocated funds across the 16th District to tackle vital areas such as behavioral and mental health, early learning, public safety, and environmental stewardship,” Rude said. “This supplemental budget proves that when we work together, we achieve common goals that benefit our district and all of Washington state.”
The final 2024-25 supplemental capital budget allocates a total of $1.33 billion, including $130.6 million in bonds. The plan makes significant investments throughout the state in K-12 school construction, behavioral health and substance abuse treatment facilities, and early learning facilities, leaving $547,000 in remaining bond capacity.
Photo from left to right: Rep. Skyler Rude (R-Walla Walla), Rep. Mark Klicker (R-Walla Walla), and Sen. Perry Dozier (R-Waitsburg)
