Money for new barracks at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in Orange County is included in a federal omnibus spending bill.
U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand Wednesday announced that a bill to fund the federal government through the end of fiscal year 2015 includes $58 million to build new barracks at West Point. This would be the third federal funding installment for the barracks, which will be the first constructed at the U.S. Military Academy since 1972. The new barracks would provide housing for 650 cadets, helping to alleviate overcrowding. The military construction project would also support ongoing and future renovations of the existing barracks, some dating back to 1895.
