Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno, R-Brunswick, announced that the
2008-09 State budget will increase State highway funding to all local governments in Saratoga County by $752,458.
Municipalities in Saratoga County will receive a total of $5,043,352 in CHIPS aid, an increase of 17.5 percent from last year. The local assistance, from the state’s Consolidated Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS), was included in the Transportation and Economic Development budget bill approved by the Legislature.
This is critically important funding the State provides to all local governments to help them improve, repair and maintain local roads, Bruno said. `The quality of our roads is vital to our economy and quality of life. The Executive budget proposed cutting local highway aid, but the Senate worked to reprioritize the budget so we could not only restore the cut, but increase this aid.`
Bruno said the Executive Budget proposed reducing the CHIPS program by $9.1 million. The Senate fought, not only to restore the cut, but to increase CHIPS local road aid by an additional $51 million, resulting a total increase over the Executive Budget of $60 million.
`Providing these funds will mean that localities can move forward with important road improvement projects without placing additional pressure on local property taxes,` Bruno said. For a complete breakdown of the CHIPS aid to Saratoga County’s municipalities, visit www.spotlightnews.com.
Total ’08-’09 Increase Change Percent
County of Saratoga $2,229,697 $263,391 13.40%
City of Mechanicville 105,796 15,814 17.58
City of Saratoga Springs 494,257 78,738 18.95
Town of Ballston 70,526 12,408 21.35
Town of Charlton 84,765 15,747 22.82
Town of Clifton Park 258,552 44,143 20.59
Town of Corinth 76,720 13,878 22.08
Town of Day 62,175 11,483 22.65
Town of Edinburg 65,291 12,253 23.10
Town of Galway 108,729 20,404 23.10
Town of Greenfield 165,011 30,125 22.33
Town of Hadley 68,384 12,891 23.23
Town of Halfmoon 121,965 21,400 21.28
Town of Malta 65,572 10,465 18.99
Town of Milton 103,030 18,693 22.16
Town of Moreau 114,154 20,450 21.82
Town of Northumberland 92,764 16,985 22.41
Town of Providence 86,833 16,236 23.00
Town of Saratoga 107,704 20,161 23.03
Town of Stillwater 102,852 18,976 22.62
Town of Waterford 29,637 5,112 20.84
Town of Wilton 122,575 21,625 21.42
Village of Corinth 64,244 10,699 19.98
Village of Round Lake 35,113 6,348 22.07
Village of Ballston Spa 74,812 12,042 19.18
Village of Schuylerville 18,795 2,353 14.31
Village of Victory 11,250 1,889 20.18
Village of Stillwater 19,705 3,110 18.74
Village of Waterford 26,610 4,636 21.10
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