ATLANTA (April 9, 2009) – Sen. Jim Butterworth (R-Demorest) today announced local road projects that will soon be underway upon receiving funding from the federal stimulus package. Over $7 million in stimulus funds will be awarded to counties in the 50th Senate District for road maintenance and repairs.
“Taxpayers are contributing considerable sums of money to the federal stimulus program, and they deserve to see where and how their dollars are being spent. Some of that money will be spent right here in our local area to maintain our transportation system,” said Butterworth.
The funds will be distributed to Banks, Franklin, Habersham, Towns and White counties for road maintenance projects, which were given high priority to be included in the first batch of projects requested by the Governor for stimulus funds.
There are a total of 67 road projects around the state that will be funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. These projects represent approximately one-fourth of the total funds that will be available to Georgia for transportation through the stimulus package. For a complete list of projects and appropriated funding, please visit the Georgia Department of Transportation’s stimulus website at www.dot.state.ga.us/gastimulus.
“In addition to the short-term bounce these federal dollars will provide, Georgia is putting its own stimulus plan into action that will create long-term, economic stability,” added Butterworth. “During the 2009 legislative session, the Georgia General Assembly passed a true stimulus package that will create jobs and grow business without costing the taxpayers a dime.”
The Jobs, Opportunity, and Business Success Act of 2009 (JOBS Act) incentivizes companies to hire new employees off of unemployment and keep them, while simultaneously lowering taxes and reducing government regulation. With this plan, Georgia is leading the way to letting hard working Americans be the key to the nation’s economic prosperity.
Sen. Jim Butterworth represents the 50th Senate District which includes Towns, Rabun, Habersham, Stephens, Banks, Franklin, and Hart counties along with a portion of White County. He can be reached by phone at 404.463.5257 or by email at jim.butterworth@senate.ga.gov.
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release:
April 9, 2009
For Information Contact:
Raegan Weber, Director
Kallarin Richards, Senior Communications Specialist
kallarin.richards@senate.ga.gov
404.656.0028