State leaders are touting their support for a $27 million bond for the construction of a new state veteran’s home. The Bristol home will serve more than 200 elderly veterans.
Voters approved a$ 94 million bond for the home in 2012, but costs swelled as the state worked to comply with federal guidelines. If the bond is approved, the state will spend less money than originally budgeted for the project, due to federal matching funds.
State department of Veterans Affairs spokesman Michael Jolin said the new home will provide both medical care and shelter.
“The nursing home is a place where they can get high-quality care with other people who have served so they have like interests in a way that’s dignified and respectful as they live out their final years and I think that is something our society owes our veterans,” said Jolin.
Construction on the veterans home in Bristol began last May. The initiative is question three on the statewide ballot.
