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On March 31, the Biden Administration released details on its “American Jobs Plan.” Containing $2.25 trillion in new spending, $400 billion in tax credits, and $2.75 trillion in tax increases, if passed as proposed, the plan would be among the largest pieces of legislation in American history.REF The sprawling nature of the proposal, which includes taxes, transportation infrastructure, schools, health benefits, economic incentives, and more, makes the package difficult to analyze and summarize for public debate.
This has become standard practice in Washington: Leading Members of Congress bundle disparate policy measures into a handful of bloated legislative vehicles per session, and deem them “must pass” in order to pressure rank-and-file Members to vote in favor of them regardless of their specific policy concerns.REF
ORRVILLE Rails to Trails of Wayne County and the city took one more significant step toward closing the gap on the Heartland Trail with a nearly $1 million grant.
The Ohio Department of Transportation approved a $947,972 grant through the Transportation Alternative Program to complete Phase 3A of the recreational trail, which will fill the gap between Allen Avenue and Forrer Road. We are very grateful for the news that we will receive this grant from the ODOT Transportation Alternative program. This will allow the Heartland Trail to check off one of two locations that are still presenting difficult challenges, Mayor David Handwerk said in a media release.
Rehoboth Beach commissioners recently approved code creating a parks and recreation section regulating use of the city’s parks, including the new canal dock at Grove Park. However, not all the rules are set, which means when the dock opens in early May, it won’t be available for commercial use.
It took a decade, but the new dock was completed in January. In anticipation of its opening, city staff introduced the new section of code in February. Commissioners discussed the section over a few meetings, approving it during their April 16 meeting.
Nearly a quarter of funding for the $1.25 million project came in the form of a $300,000 Transportation Alternatives Program grant from the Delaware Department of Transportation.
Times Leader Staff Writer
CADIZ The village of Cadiz has been awarded $616,402 in grant funding toward a sidewalk improvement project.
Cadiz Mayor John Migliore said the village secured the funds through the Ohio Department of Transportation’s Transportation Alternatives Program a program that provides funding for infrastructure improvement projects.
“I wanted to share some good news with the community. Last Friday I got word from OMEGA (Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Association) that the TAP grant that we applied for last year has gone through,” he said during Thursday’s evening council meeting.
The funding will go toward a $733,190 sidewalk improvement project along portions of U.S. 250 and Ohio 9. The $116,730 balance will come from the village’s Tax Increment Financing, he said.