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For Immediate Release: December 19, 2007
Sutton Secures Funding for Projects in Summit County
Congresswoman Betty Sutton secured funding for numerous projects in Summit County and other nearby communities in the Fiscal Year 2008 Omnibus Appropriations bill which passed in both the House and Senate and is expected to be signed into law by the President shortly.
"I am extremely pleased that so many important programs
in Summit
County will benefit from
our efforts on the Omnibus Appropriations bill," Sutton said. "These programs
will improve the lives of families and communities in Ohio's 13th Congressional
District by providing them with improved services, health care and educational
opportunities."
Congresswoman Sutton secured the following funds that
will be allocated to organizations in and around Summit County:
- $282,000 to Stan
Hywet Hall and Gardens' for their ongoing programs for at-risk youth.
- $490,000 to Summit
County Engineer to improved accessibility to CuyahogaValley National
Park.
- $350,000 to
Cuyahoga
County for the Echo Hills
Waste Water Treatment Plant project.
- $358,632 to the
Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron for construction and renovation of
Akron Children's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
- $238,755 to the
Akron Public Schools for the Math, Science, and TechnologyCommunity Learning Center. Congresswoman Sutton worked in
conjunction with Senator Voinovich to secure this
funding.
- $143,449 to the
University of
Akron for the STEM2
Education and Career Pathways program. Congresswoman Sutton worked in
conjunction with Congresswoman Tim Ryan to secure this
funding.
Contact: Adri Jayaratne at 202-225-3401
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