Politics & Government
Five Towns Villages Receive Increased Funds for Infrastructure
First funding increase for state program in five years.
The latest state budget includes increases in funds for Five Towns villages to improve streets, Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg announced.
Overall, the 2013-2014 state budget will include an increase of $75 million for the Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS), for a total of $438 million, according to a press release. This is the first funding increase in five years for the CHIPS program, and will be distributed to counties, cities, towns and villages of New York State for the purpose of repairing infrastructure.
“The increase in CHIPS funding will help create good-paying jobs and repair our infrastructure, while making our community safer and our economy stronger,” Weisenberg said.
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The CHIPS program was established in 1981 by the state legislature to help counties, cities, towns and villages offset the costs of local highway, road and bridge repair projects.
“This budget is about jobs, jobs, jobs, and by investing in rebuilding our state’s transportation infrastructure, we are helping to grow local economies and create jobs in all corners of the state,” Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said in a release. “During these difficult fiscal times, this $75 million increase in CHIPS funding is a big victory for our state’s localities that will be able to use these much-needed funds to make repairs to local highways, bridges, and roads, and at the same time support job growth and economic development in their communities. I commend the members of the legislature that worked hard to ensure that these funds are included in our state budget.”
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See below for CHIPS funding in Five Towns village:
Municipality
2012-13 CHIPS Total
2013-14 CHIPS Total
2013-14 CHIPS Change
Percent Change
Village of Atlantic Beach
39,863.60
50,326.20
10,462.60
26.25%
Village of Cedarhurst
61,549.40
77,303.83
15,754.43
25.60%
Village of Hewlett Bay Park
19,632.18
24,587.96
4,955.78
25.24%
Village of Hewlett Harbor
37,612.62
47,544.25
9,931.63
26.41%
Village of Hewlett Neck
13,233.42
16,778.89
3,545.47
26.79%
Village of Lawrence
108,918.78
137,209.89
28,291.11
25.97%
Village of Woodsburgh
18,956.38
23,993.66
5,037.28
26.57%
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