Rep. TOM CAMPBELL (R-Roy)
2nd LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
Olympia office: 334 John L. O'Brien Building
PO Box 40600 Olympia, WA 98504-0600
Office: (360) 786-7912
For immediate release: March 19, 2007
Four 2nd District projects included in Capital Budget
Olympia -- As the House prepares to consider the 2007-09 Capital Budget, Rep. Tom Campbell (R-Roy) today announced proposed funding for four 2nd District projects that are included in the budget.
The House budget proposal includes appropriations of: $1 million for the Bethel Community Center; $823,000 for Mashel State Park; $160,000 for the Eatonville Family Park; and $350,000 for the Rainier Lifelong Learning Center.
Here are the 2nd District projects announced today in the Capital Budget:
- The Bethel Boys and Girl's Club Community Center gains $1 million from the budget as the state's share for the $6 million project.
- The Mashel State Park, outside Eatonville, got $823,286 to buy more land to expand and begin preparation of land for a beautiful state park in Eatonville. "This project has been in the works for some time, and this amount will keep up the momentum," Campbell said."The park is outside Eatonville on the way to Mt. Rainier, so it will really enhance the tourism through Eatonville."
- The Eatonville Family Park's $160,000 to make further improvements, put in sidewalks, a water feature, signs, and other amenities.
- The budget proposal also includes $350,000 for the Rainier Lifelong Center. The goal is to create a food and clothing bank, a youth center, library, museum, learning arts center and a disaster survival center in an existing building. Last year, Campbell was able to appropriate $75,000 for a new heating system for the center, and in the 2005 budget, he got enough to fix the roof of the historic structure -- 'the old school house.'
Campbell noted that this is the first step for the 2007 Capital Budget. It must be voted out by both the House and the Senate before it goes to the Governor for her signature. The 2007 Legislative session ends on April 22.
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Contact: Rep. Tom Campbell at (360) 786-7912 or campbell.tom@leg.wa.gov