Federal recovery funds restore some highway projects
CHENANGO COUNTY – Lawmakers made the necessary budgetary adjustments last week in order to accept an estimated $300,000 more in Consolidated Highway Improvement Program funding coming the county’s way from Albany.
The amount is Chenango County’s share of $50 million in CHIPs funding that was restored in the state’s budget last month specifically for Central New York counties and municipalities, and a portion of $82 million that the region received for transportation and infrastructure through the Obama Administration’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
At a meeting of the Finance Committee on Thursday, Chenango County Public Works Director Randy Gibbon requested the necessary budget line changes in order to transfer the anticipated amount into road widening projects. He said the amount brings CHIPs to 2008 levels.
Supervisors from the towns of Pharsalia and German, members of Finance, commented that municipalities, too, were to see CHIPs funding restored as well.
“We’re pleasantly surprised to hear about it, but we’re going to wait for a letter before spending it,” said Richard Schlag, D-German.
Town highway superintendents throughout the county were up in arms at the beginning of the year when Gov. David Paterson’s budget proposed to slash $1.42 million in local CHIPs funds.
“Without our infrastructure, we can’t get people to come in here and invest. I hope that cooler minds prevail,” said Sherburne Superintendent of Highways Robert Brunschmid at the time. The town stood to lose about 42 percent in CHIPs.
The amount is Chenango County’s share of $50 million in CHIPs funding that was restored in the state’s budget last month specifically for Central New York counties and municipalities, and a portion of $82 million that the region received for transportation and infrastructure through the Obama Administration’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
At a meeting of the Finance Committee on Thursday, Chenango County Public Works Director Randy Gibbon requested the necessary budget line changes in order to transfer the anticipated amount into road widening projects. He said the amount brings CHIPs to 2008 levels.
Supervisors from the towns of Pharsalia and German, members of Finance, commented that municipalities, too, were to see CHIPs funding restored as well.
“We’re pleasantly surprised to hear about it, but we’re going to wait for a letter before spending it,” said Richard Schlag, D-German.
Town highway superintendents throughout the county were up in arms at the beginning of the year when Gov. David Paterson’s budget proposed to slash $1.42 million in local CHIPs funds.
“Without our infrastructure, we can’t get people to come in here and invest. I hope that cooler minds prevail,” said Sherburne Superintendent of Highways Robert Brunschmid at the time. The town stood to lose about 42 percent in CHIPs.
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