Highway Patrol Pool Possible

(AP) – Missouri officials are considering using $1.7 million to renovate a Highway Patrol swimming pool for water rescue training.The patrol’s pool was covered in 2001 because of leaks and the need for major renovations.A proposal in Missouri’s capital improvements budget would re-establish the pool. The project also calls for building a new weight room and defensive training mat room that now are located over the pool.The budget proposal calls for spending $200,000 in the fiscal year that starts July 1 and $1.5 million in the following year. Highway funds would be used for the project, which is allowed because it is for the patrol.