The state legislature's Finance Committee approved a plan to stimulate job creation and help New Britain, Newington and other local governments provide local services. As the New Britain Herald reported today:
A bond package passed out of committee last week promises increased financial aid to New Britain and surrounding communities...I would like to thank Senator DeFronzo for his hard work on this plan. In this article, I discussed what this plan would mean for New Britain and Newington:
O’Brien said New Britain would receive $2.3 million in Capital Block Grants, with Berlin and Newington getting $501,000 and $724,000, respectively.In addition, under this legislation, five local road and bridge projects totaling $4.3 million in value were reauthorized in New Britain along with one project in Berlin estimated at $1 million and one project in Newington estimated at $586,000. With this, added to the total for New Britain, as I said in the Herald,
...New Britain will receive more than $6.6 million under the legislation if approved by Rell.As I said in the Herald,
“With this funding, the legislature is actively working to create jobs and help our local communities,” O’Brien said. “At a time when budgets are tight all around, I am proud to be joining our federal leaders by adding state aid to grow the economy and assist our local government.”I hope that the Governor and full legislature will approve this funding.
