State Veterans Agency Seeks Money To Fix Crumbling Building

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ The state Veterans Affairs Department says it needs a new building to replace its aging building that has crumbling walls and a leaking roof. <br/><br/>The VA is pushing for a $38-million

Wednesday, December 27th 2006, 10:16 am

By: News On 6

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ The state Veterans Affairs Department says it needs a new building to replace its aging building that has crumbling walls and a leaking roof.

The VA is pushing for a $38-million project that includes two new buildings. One would be headquarters for the department and the second would house veterans-related programs and services for state veterans.

VA Director Phillip Driskill says the current building is 70-years-old and its drains back up during storms and only monthly spraying keeps roaches from overrunning the place.

The plans also call for building a memorial park where various memorials to Oklahoma's military veterans would be moved.