The Oneida Daily Dispatch (Oneida, NY)
New funding boosts CNY projects
More than $21million in funding has been secure for projects in CNY, including infrastructure and schools.
ALBANY, N.Y. >> More than $21 million in funding for infrastructure, parks, business development, and youths will benefit communities throughout Central New York, including high-tech security investments at Oneida city schools, Route 13 road work in Madison County, and support for the Cazenovia Preservation Foundation.
“I am so excited to be able to bring these investments to Central New York,” said May. “Our communities are made stronger by investments from the state and I am thrilled at the recent announcements to support our parks, infrastructure, schools, and businesses.”
Some of these investments include:
• $500,000 allocation to the Syracuse Employment and School Opportunity Network (SEASON) Program benefiting at-risk youths and combating youth violence.
• $555,905 for Oneida City School District and $6.7 million for Syracuse City School District for high-tech security
investments, such as highresolution digital cameras to enhance districts’ video surveillance capabilities, and other safety technology.
• $1.2 million to resurface a portion of Route 80 from Vesper to Route 1½81.
• $2.6 million to resurface Route 11A from Route 80 to the Onondaga Nation.
• $970,000 to resurface Route 13 from Ferndell Road to Falls Road in Madison County.
• $5 million to the Central New York Regional Transportation Authority to expand transit service hours of operations.
• $280,000 to the city of Syracuse to connect a new on-road bicycle route from Lodi Street to the Empire State Trail.
• $1.2 million to the city of Syracuse to rehabilitate the Creek walk trail crossing over Onondaga Creek.
• $900,000 to Green Lakes State Park for road and building repairs.
• $71,100 to the Cazenovia Preservation Foundation in the form of a Professional Development Grant.
• $1.5 million capital investment through the RECHARGE NY program to Manth-Brownell Inc. in Kirkville for investments in low- cost clean power. This investment will support 120 jobs at the facility.