Sentences with phrase «county road fund»

«By approving this local law, the Legislature would ensure that the County Road Fund receives a boost in funding.

Today Erie County Clerk Chris Jacobs and Legislator Edward Rath proposed a Local Law that would direct any and all excess revenues generated by the Erie County Auto Bureau into the dedicated «Erie County Road Fund.»

Not exact matches

He criticized states for kicking the can down the road, living beyond their means year after year in a «never - ending sense of crisis» that results in «stop - and - go funding of vital programs,» such as those for infrastructure, education, pensions and city and county services.

This includes 6.5 mills that go to the state fund, 5.6 mills that go to Jefferson County's general fund, 7.9 mills that go to things like roads and bridges and another 8.2 mills that go to schools across the cCounty's general fund, 7.9 mills that go to things like roads and bridges and another 8.2 mills that go to schools across the countycounty.

Perhaps most importantly, the counties are pushing for using bank settlement funds for upstate road and water infrastructure projects and have the state invest in clean water infrastructure.

This misuse of tax dollars hurts everyone by reducing funds for county services like sheriff's road patrols, street repairs, libraries, parks and more.

Increased community development funding is included for Erie County Soil and Water Conservation and the Cooperative Extension along with continued funding for the important healthcare and community work conducted for Buffalo's refugee population by Jericho Road Community Health Center.

The appropriation of $ 12,600,000 of Transfer Tax from the Erie County Road Repair Reserve Fund (budgeted 2018 revenue) for road and bridge repairs in 2018;Road Repair Reserve Fund (budgeted 2018 revenue) for road and bridge repairs in 2018;road and bridge repairs in 2018; and

The group known as the Astorino Truth Squad — funded by the county Democratic committee thanks to a surge in donations tied to Gov. Andrew Cuomo — released a statement on Monday noting that Astorino's 85 days on the road is «tantamount to a 17 - week vacation at a cost to Westchester taxpayers of $ 52,556.35.»

In some late construction season news, the Legislature has finally seen the plans for the first road project to be paid for (partially) with PAVE NY funds ($ 2,019,000) that were granted to the county from New York State at the end of June.

«We are here today to request that the County Executive spend the funding that was designated for road work this year.

Fleming also secured county funds for economic development and key road improvements such as a $ 5 million dollar upgrade to the 80 - year - old Riverside traffic circle, an important component of the area's revitalization plan.

Erie County has 1,200 center lane miles of road, more than the states of Hawaii, Rhode Island, or Delaware, and we should receive infrastructure funding that is commensurate with that road inventory.

Authored a local law in early 2015 to dedicate revenues from the Erie County Clerk's Auto Bureau to the Erie County Road Repair Reserve Fund.

I urge members of Congress to support the funding for the transportation bill to bring much needed money to Erie County and to allow for the repair and reopening of roads like Tonawanda Creek Road.»

On June 28 we learned that New York State was providing towns and counties with state funding for roads through PAVE NY.

Erie County Legislator Edward Rath, III announces that at the Nov. 19 session the Legislature approved a resolution to fund experimental testing to address the continuous deterioration of Maple Road.

Erie County Legislator Edward A. Rath, III announces that funding has been approved to begin critical design work on Goodrich Road reconstruction.

The funding will be used to repave and repair roadways throughout Erie County, including major work on Big Tree Road from Route 75 to Bayview in Hamburg and Girdle Road from Clinton to Bullis in Elma.

Unfortunately, the administration controls road work and despite the Legislature finding additional funding for road work last year, the County Executive still chose not to repair Swift Mills Road Briroad work and despite the Legislature finding additional funding for road work last year, the County Executive still chose not to repair Swift Mills Road Briroad work last year, the County Executive still chose not to repair Swift Mills Road BriRoad Bridge.

ALBANY, NY (03/02/2015)(readMedia)-- Local Road and Bridge Funding Crisis Draws 600 County & Town Highway Officials & Advocates to State Capital

Local Road and Bridge Funding Crisis Draws 600 County & Town Highway Officials & Advocates to State Capital Monday March 02, 2015 at 04:32 pm

At 2:30 p.m., Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb joins Assemblyman Steve Hawley and others to call for increased funding for local roads, bridges and highways in upstate New York, Ontario County Transportation Center, 2930 County Rd. 48, Canandaigua.

Also at 11 a.m., Assemblywoman Kimberly Jean - Pierre will be joined by Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, Suffolk County Legislature Presiding Officer DuWayne Gregory, Babylon Town Supervisor Rich Schaffer and the Copiague Chamber of Commerce to announce funding for Downtown Copiague revitalization, Great Neck Road and Oak Street, Copiague.

He envisions a $ 153 million county tax reduction and a $ 51 million road fund.

If this law were enacted it is estimated that more than $ 15 million dollars of additional funding would be generated for the Road Fund which is devoted to the repair and upkeep of Erie County Roads and Bridges.

Erie County Legislator Kevin Hardwick cosponsored a resolution at the May 8, 2014 session to transfer $ 5 million from the undesignated fund balance, which is currently at $ 89 million, to allow for additional road projects this year.

With this law, I propose transferring all excess revenue generated by the Erie County Auto Bureau to the Highway Department (Road Fund).

That is why my colleagues and I in the County Legislature voted to appropriate an additional $ 5 million of the county's fund balance, our rainy day account, to help repair the county road system because it was not just raining; it was poCounty Legislature voted to appropriate an additional $ 5 million of the county's fund balance, our rainy day account, to help repair the county road system because it was not just raining; it was pocounty's fund balance, our rainy day account, to help repair the county road system because it was not just raining; it was pocounty road system because it was not just raining; it was pouring.

Erie County Legislature Chairman John J. Mills and Legislator Edward A. Rath, III are once again asking the Department of Public Works to provide an update on its road work plans for this summer and how it plans to spend an influx of state funding.

Rep. Engel said, «Sandy caused heavy damage in lower New York State and these funds, from the Federal Highway Administration, are for repairing roads in designated counties, including Rockland, Westchester, and the Bronx.

List of Supporting Organizations: • African Services Committee • Albany County Central Federation of Labor • Alliance for Positive Change • ATLI - Action Together Long Island • Brooklyn Kindergarten Society • NY Immigration Coalition • Catholic Charities • Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens • Catholic Charities of Buffalo • Catholic Charities of Chemung / Schuyler • Catholic Charities of Diocese of Albany • Catholic Charities of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse • CDRC • Center for Independence of the Disabled NY • Children Defense Fund • Chinese - American Planning Council, Inc. • Citizen Action of New York • Coalition for the Homeless • Coalition on the Continuum of Care • Community Food Advocates • Community Health Net • Community Healthcare Network • Community Resource Exchange (CRE) • Day Care Council of New York • Dewitt Reformed Church • Early Care & Learning Council • East Harlem Block Nursery, Inc. • Family Reading Partnership of Chemung Valley • Fiscal Policy Institute • Food & Water Watch • Forestdale, Inc. • FPWA • GOSO • GRAHAM WINDHAM • Greater New York Labor Religion Coalition • HCCI • Heights and Hills • Housing and Services, Inc. • Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement • Jewish Family Service • Labor - Religion Coalition of NYS • Latino Commission on AIDS • LEHSRC • Make the Road New York • MercyFirst • Met Council • Metro New York Health Care for All • Mohawk Valley CAA • NAMI • New York Association on Independent Living • New York Democratic County Committee • New York State Community Action Association • New York State Network for Youth Success • New York StateWide Senior Action Council • NYSCAA • Park Avenue Christian Church (DoC) / UCC • Partnership with Children • Met Council • Professional Staff Congress • PSC / CUNY AFT Local 2334 • ROCitizen • Schenectady Community Action Program, Inc. • SCO Family of Services • SICM — Schenectady Community Ministries • Sunnyside Community Services • Supportive Housing Network of New York, Inc • The Alliance for Positive Change • The Children's Village • The Door — A Center of Alternatives • The Radical Age Movement • UJA - Federation of New York • United Neighborhood Houses • University Settlement • Urban Pathways, Inc • Women's Center for Education & Career Advancement

Allowing open - road tolling on Wisconsin's interstates is the only plausible way to raise state money to match whatever federal funding could be coming for transportation, Republican state Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald told county officials on Wednesday.

Erie County Legislator John Mills and some of his colleagues recently proposed a resolution requesting the county transfer $ 5 million in unassigned funds to the Department of Public Works in order to address ongoing road iCounty Legislator John Mills and some of his colleagues recently proposed a resolution requesting the county transfer $ 5 million in unassigned funds to the Department of Public Works in order to address ongoing road icounty transfer $ 5 million in unassigned funds to the Department of Public Works in order to address ongoing road issues.

The Minority Caucus added that with the delivery of these funds, the County Executive should unlock his hold on the Transfer Tax Funds and immediately designate them to repair rfunds, the County Executive should unlock his hold on the Transfer Tax Funds and immediately designate them to repair rFunds and immediately designate them to repair roads.

Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN)- Calling Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz «incompetent» for threatening to hold back sales tax funds from area school districts as a way to force district consolidations, Comptroller Stefan Mychajliw as asking County Executive should focus on the deplorable road conditions...

Among other items, the Resolution includes $ 800,000 in funding to address a road slide on Ketchum Road in the Town of Collins, $ 500,000 to address a road slide on Burdick Road adjacent to Tonawanda Creek in Newstead, and $ 750,000 in funding for the potential rehabilitation and transfer of county roads to local governmeroad slide on Ketchum Road in the Town of Collins, $ 500,000 to address a road slide on Burdick Road adjacent to Tonawanda Creek in Newstead, and $ 750,000 in funding for the potential rehabilitation and transfer of county roads to local governmeRoad in the Town of Collins, $ 500,000 to address a road slide on Burdick Road adjacent to Tonawanda Creek in Newstead, and $ 750,000 in funding for the potential rehabilitation and transfer of county roads to local governmeroad slide on Burdick Road adjacent to Tonawanda Creek in Newstead, and $ 750,000 in funding for the potential rehabilitation and transfer of county roads to local governmeRoad adjacent to Tonawanda Creek in Newstead, and $ 750,000 in funding for the potential rehabilitation and transfer of county roads to local governments.

The Erie County Legislature's Majority Caucus announces that more than $ 26 million in funding has been allocated for work on county roads and bridges thisCounty Legislature's Majority Caucus announces that more than $ 26 million in funding has been allocated for work on county roads and bridges thiscounty roads and bridges this year.

In a letter delivered today to the County Executive, the Majority Caucus requested his support of its proposal to spend $ 5 million of the county's nearly $ 90 million undesignated fund balance for additional road work thisCounty Executive, the Majority Caucus requested his support of its proposal to spend $ 5 million of the county's nearly $ 90 million undesignated fund balance for additional road work thiscounty's nearly $ 90 million undesignated fund balance for additional road work this year.

Current service levels will be maintained and high tech bookmobile service will hit the road during 2015 (funding to purchase the bookmobile was provided in the County's 2014 Capital Budget).

The additional funding, added as an amendment to the 2018 Capital Budget Bond Resolution that is now before the Erie County Legislature, would be used for road reconstruction and rehabilitation work including pavement and shoulder widening, drainage improvements, sight distance and safety improvements.

MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Allowing open - road tolling on Wisconsin's interstates is the only plausible way to raise state money to match whatever federal funding could be coming for transportation, Republican state Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald told county officials on Wednesday.

Minority Leader John Mills and Legislators Lynne Dixon, Joseph Lorigo, Kevin Hardwick and Edward Rath, members of the Erie County Legislature's Minority Caucus, are again urging the County Executive to release road funds that he has refused to spend while road conditions worsen throughout the County.

The plan calls for more than $ 29 million in road work throughout the county, however some questions remain about how much of that funding will be spent this year.

Shortly after the County Executive released his 2014 Road Project List last spring, many Legislators immediately recognized that there wasn't enough work scheduled or funding budgeted to address the County's many infrastructure issues.

Erie County Legislature Majority Leader Joseph Lorigo announces the proposed 2014 Road Project List includes funding to repair roadways throughout his district.

Erie County Legislator Joseph C. Lorigo announces that significant road work has been completed within his district this summer thanks to funding secured by the Legislature to address many of the serious concerns that had been plaguing motorists and residents.

The county had a strong surplus but poor road conditions, and the $ 5 million transferred from fund balance was taxpayers» money that should be used for their benefit.

The county - financed program, which began in 2015, funds repair or replacement of aging roads and bridges and upgrades like wider shoulders and better pedestrian access.

Tompkins County Lawmakers have approved additional funding for the nearly $ 2 million dollar Pine Tree Road pedestrian and multi-modal project.