OLYMPIA -- The Legislature gave overwhelming support to a $3.6 billion construction budget that would spend some $200 million on new classrooms for the state's youngest students. 

The 2015-17 Capital Budget, a compromise struck in recent days after some legislators said it was dead, passed the House on a 96-2 vote, and the Senate 44-1.  It has hundreds of projects all over the state, including a wide range in the Spokane area, including: 

$19.1 million total for projects at Eastern Washington University, including $4.8 million for the University Science Center Building 1

$7.5 million for the New TECH Center for Spokane Schools

$4 million total for projects at Mount Spokane State Park

$2.8 million for the Main Building at the Spokane Community Colleges

$2.2 million for the Fairchild Air Force Base Community Empowerment Project, which would buy 20 acres to develop affordable housing and assist the county in the purchase of mobile home parks near the base

$990,000 for the Spokane Valley Technical Skills Center

$300,000 for the Women and Children's Free Restaurant

$300,000 for the Spokane Women's Club

$300,000 for the Corbin Senior Center.

A full list of the projects can be found here. 

 

 

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