People visiting the Capitol will no longer be able to stop off first at the Visitor Center located at the Capitol campus entrance for information on what to see and how to get around.The center closed today to trim $284,000 from the state's operating budget. According to the Olympian:
Visitors will have to rely on new signs to find the Capitol information office at the Legislative Building (it’s in Room 111, next to the Capitol’s gift shop). Parking outside the Capitol’s southeast entry will be changed to let people stop in quickly, get information and go on their way, said Pattie Williams, manager of visitor services at the Legislative Building.Today marks the first day of the new fiscal year so this is only one example of many budget reductions that go into effect following passage of the 2009-2011 budget that trimmed $4 billion worth of spending.
