Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Retiring Adjutant General Urges Finance Committee To Fund National Guard
WEST VIRGINIA....
Retiring state Adjutant General Allen Tackett gave his last budget presentation to the House Finance Committee Monday. Tackett, who spent more than 15 years as head of West Virginia's National Guard, asked the committee to approve three improvement packages to Acting Governor Earl Ray Tomblin's recommended budget for the guard. Tomblin had presented plans to use just more than $18 million on the guard, but Tackett asked the committee to add about $1.5 million for utility costs, nearly $1.9 million for construction costs to maintain old armories, and $7.2 million to match federal funds on additional construction costs. Tackett also urged lawmakers to continue the tuition assistance program for the guard. He says the guard has $4.5 million that is used to send kids to college and pay their tuition and fees. Tackett is scheduled to be honored in retirement ceremonies at the state Culture Center Friday.
Retiring state Adjutant General Allen Tackett gave his last budget presentation to the House Finance Committee Monday. Tackett, who spent more than 15 years as head of West Virginia's National Guard, asked the committee to approve three improvement packages to Acting Governor Earl Ray Tomblin's recommended budget for the guard. Tomblin had presented plans to use just more than $18 million on the guard, but Tackett asked the committee to add about $1.5 million for utility costs, nearly $1.9 million for construction costs to maintain old armories, and $7.2 million to match federal funds on additional construction costs. Tackett also urged lawmakers to continue the tuition assistance program for the guard. He says the guard has $4.5 million that is used to send kids to college and pay their tuition and fees. Tackett is scheduled to be honored in retirement ceremonies at the state Culture Center Friday.
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