Posted on Apr 6, 2016
Funding for $36M veterans cemetery east of Colorado Springs in early 2017 budget, says Lamborn
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Work could begin as soon as next year on a 374-acre veterans cemetery east of Colorado Springs as Congress moves forward with a measure to pay for the $36 million project.
U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colorado Springs, visited the site on Drennan Road Wednesday and said the cemetery cash has stuck in early versions of a 2017 budget bill.
"I'll make sure it stays in the budget," he pledged.
Local veterans have pushed for a national cemetery in Colorado Springs for nearly two decades.
Work could begin as soon as next year on a 374-acre veterans cemetery east of Colorado Springs as Congress moves forward with a measure to pay for the $36 million project.
U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colorado Springs, visited the site on Drennan Road Wednesday and said the cemetery cash has stuck in early versions of a 2017 budget bill.
"I'll make sure it stays in the budget," he pledged.
Local veterans have pushed for a national cemetery in Colorado Springs for nearly two decades.
Funding for $36M veterans cemetery east of Colorado Springs in early 2017 budget, says Lamborn
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