In other cases, projects that had been proposed but lacked funding will get finished faster because of the federal money, officials said. In some cases, the funds have been applied retroactively to projects already completed. "These projects were projects that needed to be done and, outside of this funding, would have affected taxpayers directly," he said. The allocation also will pay for touchless bathroom fixtures such as motion-activated faucets at parks throughout Brookhaven.Ĭouncilman Dan Panico said the federal funds help complete projects without passing the costs on to town taxpayers. The town board on March 3 voted 7-0 to allocate $626,565 - a small portion of the $55 million in ARP funds awarded to the town - to the Murphy park improvements and projects at recreational facilities in Gordon Heights, Medford, Center Moriches and Mastic. By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy.īut officials said paying for the $97,191 project - as well as park and marina improvements elsewhere in the town - became easier with the passage last year of the American Rescue Plan, or ARP, the federal coronavirus recovery program.
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