St. Cloud Times — Some familiar St. Cloud-area construction projects are among more than $3 billion in requests that have already flooded in for the public works borrowing bill that the Legislature is expected to pass next year.
Many of the local projects are familiar ones: renovations at St. Cloud State University, the state prison, the Lake Wobegon Regional Trail. Area cities, counties or state agencies have tried but failed in past years to get them included in a bonding bill.
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•Minnesota State Colleges and Universities: $18.57 million to renovate Eastman Hall at St. Cloud State University to create a student health center. It would house Student Health Services, Counseling and Psychological Services, U-Choose and Recovery Community. Built in 1929, Eastman Hall is no longer used.
•MnSCU: $625,000 to create three large multi-functional classrooms and an art classroom on campus. The renovation would allow the college to increase class sizes for high-demand liberal arts courses.
