BANGOR, Maine -- Senator Angus King visited the Air National Guard's Fire and Rescue Station in Bangor, just days after the Senate approved two bills that would provide millions of dollars in upgrades to the facility. Senator King worked to secure authorization for the $7.2 million in federal funding as part of the National Defense Authorization Act.
"It's important to feel like, every now and then, you
can, maybe if you poke people hard enough, things will happen and this was one
of them. Pretty frustrating in Washington every now and then, as you may have
heard, but in this case, we were able to make something important happen for
this region," said Senator King.
The funding will be used to expand and renovate the
building, improving energy efficiency and replacing the HVAC system to improve
air quality. This project has been in the works for five years. "When you
have more manpower, and more equipment, you need more space. It's very exciting
that this is finally coming to us, and we're able to start on the project,"
said Brenda Jordan, the Mission Support Group Commander.
President Barack Obama is expected to sign the National
Defense Authorization Act into law soon. If approved, renovations are expected
to start next fall and take 18 months to complete.
Kayla Binette
http://www.wcsh6.com/
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