Town concerned about cuts in CHIPs funding
NORWICH – Town of Norwich Supervisor David C. Law said Governor Spitzer’s budget proposal would affect spending in a variety of areas for all Chenango County towns, villages, and the city, especially the Consolidated Highway Improvement Program, commonly called CHIPs funding.
The governor’s proposal calls for a reduction of 4.32 percent from last year’s budget in CHIPs funding. According to Law, the money is helpful for higher end items that aid the town’s work crews on the road.
“The road programs help boost our highway programs. It helps to keep costs down and helps to reduce the impact on our taxpayers,” said Law. Last year, the town used the funding to purchase a new gradall. “The money has to be spent on something that is expected to carry a lifespan of five to 10 years,” said Law. “It really does help.”
Towns could also lose $3.5 million from the Marchiselli Program, another highway improvement program. The Marchiselli Program is financed by federal funds with a requirement for the state and local governments to share the cost of approved projects.
These projects are funded in shares of either 75 percent federal, 19 percent state and 6 percent local, or 80 percent federal, 15 percent state and 5 percent local. The projects are prioritized through agreements between the department of transportation and regional metropolitan planning organizations and then sent with estimated costs to the state legislature for approval.
Law said Spitzer had 21 days to offer amendments to the proposal of the state’s executive budget. The time period, which now has expired, means the amendment process is over, and the proposal is currently under review at the state level.
The budget could ultimately lead to financial changes and either increases or decreases in funding across the board.
The proposal allotted $25 million to be budgeted for the newly-created Local Government Efficiency grant program that recently replaced the previous Shared Municipal Services Incentive program.
In addition, the executive budget proposal would provide $250 million to fund the state environmental protection fund with no dedicated funding for storm-water MS4 compliance that is a type of safety protocol.
The governor’s proposal calls for a reduction of 4.32 percent from last year’s budget in CHIPs funding. According to Law, the money is helpful for higher end items that aid the town’s work crews on the road.
“The road programs help boost our highway programs. It helps to keep costs down and helps to reduce the impact on our taxpayers,” said Law. Last year, the town used the funding to purchase a new gradall. “The money has to be spent on something that is expected to carry a lifespan of five to 10 years,” said Law. “It really does help.”
Towns could also lose $3.5 million from the Marchiselli Program, another highway improvement program. The Marchiselli Program is financed by federal funds with a requirement for the state and local governments to share the cost of approved projects.
These projects are funded in shares of either 75 percent federal, 19 percent state and 6 percent local, or 80 percent federal, 15 percent state and 5 percent local. The projects are prioritized through agreements between the department of transportation and regional metropolitan planning organizations and then sent with estimated costs to the state legislature for approval.
Law said Spitzer had 21 days to offer amendments to the proposal of the state’s executive budget. The time period, which now has expired, means the amendment process is over, and the proposal is currently under review at the state level.
The budget could ultimately lead to financial changes and either increases or decreases in funding across the board.
The proposal allotted $25 million to be budgeted for the newly-created Local Government Efficiency grant program that recently replaced the previous Shared Municipal Services Incentive program.
In addition, the executive budget proposal would provide $250 million to fund the state environmental protection fund with no dedicated funding for storm-water MS4 compliance that is a type of safety protocol.
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