City of Douglas officials recently met with representatives from the United States General Services Administration (GSA) and Cochise County at a meet-and-greet held at City Hall to informally discuss the progress of the commercial port of entry project. Over the last few months, Douglas officials have been hosting virtual technical meetings with stakeholders which include GSA, Cochise County, and utility service providers. The informal meeting served as an opportunity for officials to meet in-person after months of virtual interactions. Dan Brown -GSA Regional Commissioner, Anthony Kleppe - GSA Land Port of Entry Program Manager, and Buck Silveria- GSA Senior Property Manager were all present at the meeting. Sharon Gilman – Cochise County Deputy Administrator and Jackie Watkins – Cochise County Engineer were also present at the meeting.
GSA manages, constructs, and preserves federal government buildings throughout the nation. The group expressed their joy at the bill's passage. “When the infrastructure bill passed, it was like Christmas Morning” stated Dan Brown. Anthony Kleppe said, “This is exciting, this is the stuff you dream about.”
After many years, we have arrived at a place where we can move forward with the port of entry project. In November 2021, Congress passed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law which included funding for the Douglas Two-Port Solution. The secured funding will allocate $260 million toward the construction of a new commercial port of entry, four miles west of city limits, and $184 million to renovate and expand the existing Raul Castro Port of Entry.
City of Douglas officials recently met with representatives from the United States General Services Administration (GSA) and Cochise County at a meet-and-greet held at City Hall to informally discuss the progress of the commercial port of entry project. Over the last few months, Douglas officials have been hosting virtual technical meetings with stakeholders which include GSA, Cochise County, and utility service providers. The informal meeting served as an opportunity for officials to meet in-person after months of virtual interactions. Dan Brown -GSA Regional Commissioner, Anthony Kleppe - GSA Land Port of Entry Program Manager, and Buck Silveria- GSA Senior Property Manager were all present at the meeting. Sharon Gilman – Cochise County Deputy Administrator and Jackie Watkins – Cochise County Engineer were also present at the meeting.
GSA manages, constructs, and preserves federal government buildings throughout the nation. The group expressed their joy at the bill's passage. “When the infrastructure bill passed, it was like Christmas Morning” stated Dan Brown. Anthony Kleppe said, “This is exciting, this is the stuff you dream about.”
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