[mccookgazette.com] Fair ~ 28°F  
Feels like: 19°F
Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012
Print Email link Respond to editor Read comments (3)

County officials not holding breath over stimulus funds

Friday, February 6, 2009
McCook Daily Gazette
Officials of Red Willow County are not holding their breath on receiving funds from the proposed economic stimulus package, said Red Willow County Commissioner Earl McNutt.

McNutt confirmed that Red Willow County applied for about $1 million in funds in late December, for three paving projects that have been on the books for awhile.

But the likelihood of the county receiving those funds is unknown at this point, he said. McNutt believed larger projects in Omaha probably will take precedence over Red Willow County's projects.

County roads that would be paved with economic stimulus money include north of East 11th Street, 8-10 miles north of Indianola and south of Perry.

Without the funding, the paving projects will not go forward but go back on the wish list, said Commissioner Steve Downer

The proposed economic stimulus package is now at $900 billion and still waiting approval from the Senate.

Lawmakers led by Nebraska Democrat Sen. Ben Nelson and Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins are working on last-minute plans to strip the package by $50 to $200 billion, according to news reports.

© Copyright 2009 McCook Daily Gazette. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Comments
Note: The nature of the Internet makes it impractical for our staff to review every comment. If you feel that a comment is offensive, please Login or Create an account first, and then you will be able to flag a comment as objectionable. Please also note that those who post comments on mccookgazette.com may do so using a screen name, which may or may not reflect a website user's actual name. Readers should be careful not to assign comments to real people who may have names similar to screen names. Refrain from obscenity in your comments, and to keep discussions civil, don't say anything in a way your grandmother would be ashamed to read.

Omaha and surrounding area's "wishlist's": http://omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u...

what a joke.

-- Posted by norm on Fri, Feb 6, 2009, at 3:39 PM

Holy asphalt Batman our very own Red Willow County commissioners with a wish list for Obama!!

Our self proclaimed "commish" will be on the soap box this week! I say why not pave some roads around here, better than Lincoln getting money for the club house they had on their wish list.

-- Posted by george1st on Fri, Feb 6, 2009, at 11:46 PM

If they want funding for these projects then they need to call it the "Stimulus Paving Project."

-- Posted by sameldridge on Sun, Feb 8, 2009, at 3:09 PM

Respond to this story

Posting a comment requires free registration. If you already have an account on this site, enter your username and password below. Otherwise, click here to register.

Username:

Password:  (Forgot your password?)

Your comments:
Please be respectful of others and try to stay on topic.
Related subjects