November 17, 2005

U to fight for repair funds at Capitol

The $80 million in HEAPR funding is the University’s top priority.

Minnesota Daily
November 17, 2005
By Than Tibbetts

University officials are fixing for a fight.

When the University’s 2006 capital bonding request heads to the Legislature, one section of the request is almost certain to require a little extra attention: the Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement funds.

HEAPR money is used to repair and maintain existing campus buildings, and University officials say they consistently have to fight to make it a priority at the Legislature. The University is requesting $80 million in HEAPR money in its $206 million capital bonding request.

Read the full story at:http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2005/11/17/66211

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