Is your NJ town getting federal dollars for a special project?
Communities throughout Central Jersey in the 7th Congressional District may be in line for an early Christmas if the House of Representatives approves money in appropriation bills for Community Project Funding requested by Rep. Thomas Kean Jr.
Kean's requests for 13 projects totaling $24 million across the six counties in his district have been included in the upcoming appropriation bills.
The Community Project Funding allows each congressman to submit 15 projects for consideration.
Only two of the projects requested by Kean failed to make it into the appropriation bills – $2 million for a new police headquarters in Flemington and $6.5 million for a new police headquarters in Phillipsburg.
The approved projects are:
Bridgewater
$4 million to refurbish Camp Cromwell on Vosseller Avenue.
Somerville
$3.7 million to renovate the Somerville YMCA on North Bridge Street to build preschool classrooms meeting state standards.
Raritan Borough
$2.2 million to renovate the present municipal building for use solely by the borough's police department and municipal court. Improvements will include an overhaul of the elevator system, HVAC replacement, window replacement, ADA barrier free space, sally port, holding cells, evidence rooms and court facilities and community policing outreach space.
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Raritan Township
$495,000 for generators at the municipal building and police headquarters.
Scotch Plains
$2.7 million for the relocation of all emergency services to a new Emergency Operations Center.
Hunterdon County
$2.5 million for the rebuild of the Hunterdon County Emergency Services Training Center in Clinton Township.
Berkeley Heights
$2 million for upgrades to the municipal sewer system, including improvements to stormwater piping and a new raw sewage pump to prevent stormwater and treated sewer effluent from ending up in the Passaic River.
Linden
$1 million for a new senior citizens community bus.
Rahway
$1.2 million to eliminate a portion of the lead water lines in the city.
Stanhope
$3.3 million for a new borough water tower.
Mount Arlington
$277,000 to buy security cameras and automated license plate readers.
Mount Olive
$600,000 for the installation of water pollution prevention facilities around Budd Lake, the source of the South Branch of the Raritan River and the largest glacial lake in New Jersey.
Abilities of Northwest Jersey
$120,000 to increase training and employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities through classroom and distance learning.
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