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December 11, 2008
CCM survey of "ready-to-go" municipal infrastructure projects finds over 1,300 projects in 94 towns worth $2.6 billion that are awaiting needed federal funding
The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM) today (Thursday,
December 11) released the results of its statewide municipal survey which
found that 94 towns and cities across Connecticut have over 1,300
“ready-to-go” infrastructure projects worth $2.6 billion that are in
need of funding. Extrapolated to the entire state, CCM estimates there are
$3.35 billion worth of projects ready to go.
The survey found there are:
- 568 transportation projects (163 for bridges; 260 for local roadways;
76 for dams; 40 for mass transit, and 29 for rail transportation).
- 216 projects for clean water needs (26 for drinking water and 190 for
wastewater facilities).
- 51 projects devoted to energy and technology (18 projects for utility
needs; 17 for fiber-optic/broadband efforts, and 16 for alternative energy
programs.
- 101 for needed waste management projects (30 for hazardous waste and 71
for solid waste disposal).
- 106 projects related to parks and recreation needs.
- 73 projects for general municipal buildings.
- 132 projects for school construction.
- 47 projects for emergency management needs.
- 34 other (see report)
CCM also called on the Governor to (1) provide that 60% of any Federal
stimulus funding for infrastructure projects go directly to regions and
local governments, rather than being routed through the state bureaucracy;
and (2) establish expedited processes for state agency regulatory
approvals.
Also attached are CCM's letter to Governor Rell and a sample of the letter to Connecticut's Congressional delegation.
CCM has sent the survey results to Governor Rell and Connecticut's
Congressional delegation, urging state and federal policymakers to work
together to build a stimulus package that will help hometown Connecticut.
"I can assure you -- Hometown Connecticut is ready-to-go," said James
J. Finley, Jr., CCM Executive Director and CEO. “Funding these projects
benefits Connecticut in three ways: it puts people to work quickly, it
creates a solid platform on which to build economic growth and it improves
the quality of life in our hometowns.”
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