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Governor Calls For Cuts To Balance Budget

DENVER-New buildings planned on the campuses of colleges and universities throughout the state could fall by the wayside as a result of a $260-million shortfall, the state's biggest since 1986.

By John Rebchook | Updated on September 21, 2001

DENVER-Gov. Bill Owens is calling off all new state building projects because the state is facing the worst shortfall since the oil-bust days of the mid-1980s. Colorado faces a $260-million shortfall, the biggest in 15 years.

While projects that already have the green light probably won’t be on the chopping block, those that are still on the drawing board likely will.

It likely will mean scrapping a lot of new buildings planned on the campuses of colleges and universities throughout the state.

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