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Congressman Davis secures nearly $2 million for Northern Kentucky

January 25, 2008 in Main Page | No comments

The Community Press has an article outlining the funding for priority projects that Congressman Davis has been able to secure for the area. To read the entire article click here.

As part of a spending bill, Congress has earmarked $250,000 for the road which will connect Burlington Pike to Turfway Road near the southern border of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. Another part will connect the new road to Houston Road across from Woodspoint Drive.

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* $500,000 for rehabilitation and repairs to the easternmost North-South runway that parallels Donaldson Road at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in Hebron.

* $250,000 for the Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky that will be used to pay a part of seven new buses.

* $195,000 for the Northern Kentucky University Metropolitan Education and Training Services Center. Davis’ office said the money is for additional equipment including a digital video and Web-casting system that will allow training programs to be simultaneously offered in multiple locations and recorded and wireless polling technology that will allow students to provide feedback during training sessions.

* $200,000 for Senior Services of Northern Kentucky’s Transportation to Wellness Program. The program gives transportation to seniors and disabled veterans.

* $282,000 for the Northern Kentucky Drug Strike Force.

* $250,000 for Thomas More College. The money is to expand its curriculum in health care fields by creating the Center for Regional Sciences and Health Care Management.