Crime & Safety
Keeping A Fence Around The State Capitol Costs More Than $200,000
Department of Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington said that the new fence covers the same ground as the old fence but is more secure.
April 7, 2021
Maintaining a fence protecting the state capitol building since protests following George Floyd’s death last summer cost taxpayers more than $200,000, state contracts show.
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A new fence installed last month to replace another, less secure fence accounts for half of those charges, though it will be installed for a fraction of the total time the chain-linked barricade is expected to be there.
Department of Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington said Monday that the new fence covers the same ground as the old fence but is more secure.
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