Stimulus Bill, $3508 For A Family Of Four

From the Peshtigo Times.

"City Of Marinette Awarded $9,437,500 Stimulus Grant
The City of Marinette has been awarded a $9,437,500 stimulus grant for the construction of its new Water Plant/Raw Water Line project. Marinette has also been awarded a low interest Safe Drinking Water Loan to cover the remaining cost of the project. Announcement was made in a news conference on Wednesday morning, July 8 at the Marinette Waterworks Plant.

This stimulus grant was awarded by the Wisconsin DNR and Department of Administration which administered the stimulus grant pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The low interest loan (2.67%) was awarded through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program.

A total of $37,750,000 of stimulus grants for water projects was awarded in Wisconsin, with Marinette receiving the largest single stimulus grant for a water project. The next closest was the Village of Sherwood which got $2,169,150.

Mayor Robert Harbick, Water Utility Commissioner Paul Gustafson and Water Utility Commissioner Tim Peterson express their appreciation to the DNR for their efforts in awarding the large grant. The money will help make the project more affordable for the rate payers of the City of Marinette. Peterson said it will create 20 federal jobs over a two year period.

Construction is expected to start in September, Mayor Harbick added. The land has already been purchased.

This grant award would not have been possible without the efforts of Dean Freeberg of Mead & Hunt, the engineering firm hired by the Marinette Water Utility to design the new water plant and raw water line. Freeberg, working in conjunction with Peterson and other city officials, submitted this and other grant requests related to the project.

Mayor Harbick, since his election is 2006, has made the replacement of the City’s water plants, parts of which are over 100 years old, his number one priority. He said he is thrilled that the award of this stimulus grant and low interest loan will help make the project a reality.
" Peshtigo Times Wisconsin Community Newspaper

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What could the avg family of four in Marinette do with $3508 ( $877 per every man, women and child) that they are spending from the stimulus bill from this past February? O K, maybe they need a Water Plant/Raw Water Line project, what ever that is, but do they need it now?

I would say if a family could spend $3500 they would do more for the local economy and eventually the city could build a new Water Plant/Raw Water Line.

I hope the people of Marinette thank Steve Kagen for all the jobs that will be created in the Marinette area. Maybe a lot of jobs come from Michigan across the river? Then the people of Wisconsin can thank Bart Stupak for jobs in Michigan.

Speaking of Michigan, the companies that get the contracts to build this, will they be from Wisconsin or Michigan.

It would be nice for the MSM to look into this or is the city of Marinette in it to fill their pockets first?

Anything can happen.