DOVER, Del. (AP) - State lawmakers are beginning to work in earnest on a capital budget for road and construction projects in the upcoming fiscal year.
The legislature's capital budget committee met Thursday to review Gov. Jack Markell's proposed $385 million capital spending plan.
At the same time, lawmakers added roughly $24 million in proposed additional spending items, while acknowledging they don't have a lot of money to work with.
The lawmakers' wish list includes $400,000 for a Boys and Girls Club in Wilmington, $500,000 for park improvements in Wilmington, and $200,000 to explore expansion of a minor-league baseball park in Wilmington.
The committee was to meet again Friday to start making final decisions on which projects will be funded before the fiscal year begins next Wednesday.