For Immediate Release: December 19, 2007

Sutton Secures Funding for Projects in Lorain County in Final Appropriations Package

Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Betty Sutton secured funding for numerous projects in Lorain 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 our work to secure funding for so many important programs in Lorain County has paid off," Sutton said. "These programs will improve the lives of families and communities in Ohio's 13th Congressional District, and I am excited that the funding for these organizations and projects will be put to work for the people of Lorain County."

Congresswoman Sutton secured the following funds that will be allocated to organizations in Lorain County:

• $47,000 to the Lorain County Sheriff for the Mobile Data Terminal Installation Project.
  
  

• $235,000 to the Lorain Police Department to renovate the Lorain Police Department's Communications and Emergency Operations Center.
  
  

• $196,000 to El Centro Servicios Sociales, for renovation and build out of the South Lorain Lincoln Community Center, a community facility for youth and seniors.
  
  

• $343,000 to the Lorain County Board of Commissioners for the West Shore Corridor Transportation Project.
  
  

• $490,000 to Lorain Port Authority for the Excursion Vessel Project.
  
  

• $380,000 to the City of Elyria for a water treatment intake plant.
  
  

Contact: Adri Jayaratne at 202-225-3401