The Catskill Chronicle

NEW YORK STATE (April 12, 2014) – Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently announced $40 million in State funding to help local governments make necessary repairs to highways and bridges following this year’s exceptionally harsh winter. This funding, passed as part of the 2014-15 Enacted Budget, is a special one-time allocation to compliment the $438 million in existing State support for local transportation infrastructure. All counties, cities, towns and villages will receive capital assistance through the program.

“This past winter took its toll on New York’s infrastructure, but the state is stepping up to help municipalities make necessary repairs so that our roads and bridges are properly repaired and safe for drivers,” said Governor Cuomo. “These resources will go a long way toward helping local governments sturdy their infrastructure for future winters, making New York safer and more resilient for all.”

The 2013-14 winter season was particularly punishing, with Governor Cuomo declaring a state of emergency on eight separate occasions and many local roads and bridges sustaining damage to the pavement surface, due to frequent plowing and bitterly cold temperatures. Localities will be able to use this funding on capital projects to repair and improve infrastructure and to complement their core construction programs. To help brace for future storms, longer lasting roadway surfacing and overlay projects are eligible expenses.

The capital grants for extreme winter recovery will be allocated in accordance with existing formulas for local capital transportation aid (the Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program, or CHIPS).

Here are the amounts delegated to villages and towns in Sullivan County:

Sullivan County $225,198.51
Bethel $39,903.62
Callicoon $23,187.02
Cochecton $14,327.41
Delaware $15,968.18
Fallsburg $41,296.88
Forestburgh $8,901.46
Fremont $22,938.88
Highland $11,639.85
Liberty $34,393.35
Lumberland $14,445.42
Mamakating $33,731.77
Neversink $28,697.28
Rockland $30,503.78
Thompson $37,905.27
Tusten $13,756.21
Bloomingburgh $1,117.08
Jeffersonville $1,596.63
Liberty $11,516.20
Monticello $16,258.18
Woodridge $4,206.98
Wurtsboro $4,103.83

Sullivan Subtotal $635,593.79