Should Millions be Spent on a New Training Track for State Troopers?
Would you pay for the same thing twice? That’s what the state of Minnesota may be doing with millions of your tax dollars. 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS is tracking your money, showing you the plan some call a dead-end for taxpayers. Lights are flashing and the chase is on at the Minnesota Highway Safety and Research Center at St. Cloud State University, where 3,000 emergency responders train each year to keep you safe. “Everything I know of can be done here and has been done here and been modified right here at this facility,” said Bill Ruhr, who runs the facility. But the facility’s not good enough according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety. D.P.S. wants taxpayers to build them their own track at Camp Ripley, 40 miles away. That will cost you $6 million. “You are duplicating services , you are so close to this facility, why would you want to duplicate services, this facility has everything you could possibly need,” added Ruhr. However, Doug Neville, spokesperson for the DPS, says “St
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