Today Governor Chris Gregoire announced her final proposed budget.
She met with a group of local defense advocates from across the state in August, and stated the need for an
aggressive time frame to conduct a report about how Washington State fits into
the Department of Defense Strategic Plans, so she could make investments in her
budget.
You will find the final report, Retaining and
Expanding Military Missions, Increasing Defense Spending and Investments (http://ofm.wa.gov/reports/mil_report.pdf).
Also here is a link to a summary brief of the Governor’s proposed investments
based on the recommendations of this report (www.governor.wa.gov/priorities/economy/BRAC.pdf).
The Governor proposes:
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Hiring a Director of Military Affairs;
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Creating military community support grants
($500,000);
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Improving quality of life by improving schools
at JBLM ($11.9M);
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Continuing transportation infrastructure
improvements.
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