The campaign to raise money to help repair Colorado’s rusting Capitol dome kicks off Wednesday.
Former U.S. Sen. Hank Brown is the chairman of the campaign, Share in the Care Colorado.
Brown, who worked in the building from 1973 to 1976 when he was a state senator, and Larry Friedberg, the state architect, will speak at the kickoff.
It is scheduled for noon Wednesday in the Old Supreme Court chambers at the Capitol.
State architects say it will take close to $12 million and about three years to patch rusted portions of the dome or recast sections of it.
A 10-pound chunk of cast iron fell off the dome in 2007, prompting officials to close a public walkway around the exterior of the dome.
Lawmakers settled on a plan that calls for $4 million to come from the State Historical Fund, with plans to try to raise the remaining funds through private donations. Lynn Bartels, The Denver Post
This story has been corrected in this online archive. Originally, due to a reporter’s error, the day for the event was incorrect.
