Long Island to receive $87 million for upgrades in new federal spending bills
Tom Brune, newsday.com
Long Island to receive $87 million for upgrades in new federal spending bills
WASHINGTON — More than 50 Long Island projects will get nearly $87 million in federal funds through congressional earmarks in the recently enacted appropriations bills to improve sewers and water mains, upgrade libraries and police departments and boost training and other programs.
The biggest earmarks — $5 million each — will go toward the Smith Point Bridge replacement and the Brentwood Workforce Training Center, both in Suffolk County, and road elevations in the Village of Amityville.