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Rep. Brian Blake, serving the 19th District Serving Pacific, Wahkiakum, and parts of Grays Harbor and Cowlitz counties. |
New capital budget: Democrats propose well over $2 million for 19th District
Takko and Blake announce additional construction projects
February 20, 2008
OLYMPIA – Two Southwest Washington legislators today (Feb. 20, 2008) said the just-released supplemental capital budget proposes more than $2 million for new projects in the region.
“The proposals in this capital-budget plan feature $210,000 in funding for Department of Community, Trade & Economic projects in our communities,” said state Rep. Dean. Takko, D-Longview.
Introduced in a state House of Representatives Democratic Caucus press conference early this afternoon, the proposed supplemental capital budget also features “just under $2 million for a Washington State Historical Society project,” noted state Rep. Brian Blake, D-Aberdeen.
“These are vital projects in our coastal region,” said Takko. “This is very important work in communities all across our state. We’ve got to maintain solid facilities and keep pace with the need for improvements in our infrastructure.”
Blake is a member of the House Capital Budget Committee that will soon take a first thorough look at the new construction plan. He said that writing the capital budget “is one of our legislative duties that has an immediate impact on every community’s economy.
“Besides the importance of this budget for our infrastructure,” Blake pointed out, “the capital budget creates many family-wage jobs for a lot of folks who make their homes in our communities.”
This supplemental capital plan features $110.3 million for projects around the state.
Takko said the 19th District proposal would be on top of the more than $20 million that the district received in the original capital budget last year.
One of the items in the supplemental capital budget plan, a $150,000 city of Longview request, is needed for channel-deepening (i.e., dredging) of the Cowlitz River. The twice-a-year dredging is essential because of a continual build-up that comes from Mt. St. Helens.
Another project, a $15,000 Westport South Beach Senior Citizen Center request, is needed for purchase and installation of a generator and fuel tank for the center’s Comfort House.
“The December storm really showed us the need to have a central shelter on the South Beach area,” said Rep. Blake, “and I'm glad we’re going to be able to help with the project.”
Here are the 19th District projects in the supplemental capital budget proposed by the House Democratic Caucus today. (The new projects in the proposal are highlighted and in bold type.)
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Department of Community, Trade & Economic Development |
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Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts (BFA) |
750,000 |
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Toutle River Ranch, Link Youth Recreation Facility (YRF) |
525,000 |
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City of Longview Mint Farm Industrial Park (JDF) |
1,982,000 |
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Ilwaco Community Building (CDF) |
2,700,000 |
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Aberdeen Union Gospel Mission (LCP) |
562,000 |
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Covered Bridge Park Land Acquisition (Grays River) (LCP) |
90,000 |
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Cowlitz Drug Treatment Center (LCP) |
580,000 |
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Tokeland/North Cove Water Tank for Fire (LCP) |
10,000 |
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Willapa Harbor Community Center (LCP) |
300,000 |
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Redman Slough Channel Restoration (LCP) |
45,000 |
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Comfort House Senior Citizens Center (LCP) |
15,000 |
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Longview Regional Water Treatment Plant Dredging |
150,000 |
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Office of Financial Management |
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Cowlitz River Dredging |
1,000,000 |
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Washington State Historical Society |
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Pacific County Historical Society (Heritage) |
186,000 |
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Pacific-Lewis and Clark Station Camp Park Project |
1,935,000 |
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Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation |
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2006 Seaview Dunes Acquisitions (WWRP - State Parks) |
1,200,000 |
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South Bend Nature Trail (WWRP - Trails) |
116,790 |
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Elk River NRCA 2006 (WWRP - Natural Areas) |
896,070 |
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Elk River NRCA (HR) 2006 (WWRP - State Lands Rest & Enhancement) |
299,700 |
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Willapa Bay Restoration (WWRP - State Lands Rest & Enhancement) |
250,000 |
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Chehalis River Surge Plain NAP 2006 (WWRP - Riparian Protection) |
627,299 |
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State Parks and Recreation Commission |
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Cape Disappointment Major Park Upgrade |
500,000 |
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Cape Disappointment Trail Development |
500,000 |
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State Board for Community and Technical Colleges |
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Grays Harbor College (Facility Preservation) |
703,872 |
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Grays Harbor College (Infrastructure) |
274,882 |
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Grays Harbor College (Minor Works Preservation) |
165,400 |
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Grays Harbor College (Minor Works Program) |
454,700 |
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Grays Harbor College (Roof Repairs) |
82,246 |
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Grays Harbor College: Child Care Facility |
1,000,000 |
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Grays Harbor College: Science and Math Building |
276,000 |
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Grays Harbor College: Riverview Education Center |
498,000 |
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Lower Columbia College (Facility Preservation) |
153,201 |
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Lower Columbia College (Minor Works Preservation) |
250,500 |
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Lower Columbia College (Minor Works Program) |
539,519 |
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Lower Columbia College (Roof Repairs) |
165,218 |
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Lower Columbia College: Health and Science Building |
2,500,000 |
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Total 19th Legislative District |
22,283,397 |