Libous announces highway grants

NORWICH – With many areas throughout New York State still recovering from flood damage and highway crews continuing to work on roads, grant money from one local Senator will aid the effort.

Senator Thomas Libous, R-Binghamton, announced in late June more than $734,000 in grants that will help rebuild local roads, improve parks and sidewalks, build a walking track in the town of Smithville and replace a partially collapsed sluice pipe in the Town of Norwich.



“I’ve learned a lot from our local transportation experts over the last couple of years,” said Libous, Chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee. “And the one thing that’s really clear is that we have to deliver resources to keep our local roads, bridges and parks in the best possible shape.”

It was announced by Norwich Highway Superintendent Stanley Foulds at Monday’s regularly scheduled town board meeting that a $15,000 grant to the town is secure and should be arriving in coming weeks.

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drjny
August 25th, 2007 at 4:06 am
That "grant" the Senator is talking about is your tax dollars finally being returned to you. The Senator has been asleep at the switch when it comes to responsible use of the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund. He has been the Chairman of the Transportation Committee and has watched this money go to unrelated items, including debt relief. He knows that the Senate can "borrow and spend" and the perception is that taxes are lowered. All the while our own tax dollars are being used for other things and the public is "fooled" again. The Senator is really trying to buy baqck votes.
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