Capital Development Committee
Colorado State University's request to spend $50 million replacing a 13-year-old dorm HVAC system left the Capital Development Committee 'astounded' enough to defer action, even as it approved a $29.6 million heating-plant renewal unanimously and a $4 million forest conservation easement on a party-line 4-2 vote. The panel also cleared a draft bill letting History Colorado sell mineral rights and sent comments to the Senate on SB26-078's higher-education review thresholds.
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“So the entire Laurel Village was constructed for $36 million. There's three buildings, as I recall, three separate buildings. And now you're requesting. The cash request is for $50 million just to replace the H Vac system. More than it costs to build three buildings, including an H vac system. I'm astounded.”
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Sign in to subscribeCapital Development Committee will come to order. Ms. Forbes, please call the roll. Senators and Representatives. Henriksen. Here. Lindsey. Here. Pelton. Here. Winter Morning story here. And Mr. Chair here. Members, we do have a few things on the calendar today. First on the list is from our last meeting, which is the consideration of two year cash requests from CSU. If you want to come on up, I have Mr. Hanlon on the agenda and for the committee's reference and for Mr. Hanlon's reference. We will be breaking up the projects individually to vote on them. Individually, the three different projects. Thank you for joining us, Mr. Hanlon. I do see you have a partner, it looks like. If you want to introduce yourself. I know from last meeting, Mr. Hanlon, there were some questions I think that the committee got some answers for on the bonding issue. I think that sounds like there may be still some outstanding questions on one of the projects around the H Vac project. And so I think that's maybe what we're here to talk about. Maybe. I don't know if anyone has any conversations or questions on any of the other projects,…
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