Vos Questions Borrowing
Rep. Robin Vos, R-Racine, said he was "shocked" by the amount of borrowing proposed in the Capital Budget.
While many of the projects seem worthwhile, he said, the question is "how much we can afford and how much is in the best interest of the state."
The budget includes funds for both building new structures and repair and maintenance of older state buildings, Vos said. He wondered why the state doesn't prioritize the repair and maintenance of existing buildings, and put off new structures until more funding is available.
Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison, a member of the Building Commission, said there has to be a balance of the two concerns. For example, he cited the Dept. of Transportation facility at Hill Farms in Madison, where he said it has been determined that repairing the building would be more expensive than tearing it down and constructing a new one.
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