Wednesday, April 12, 2000
N.Ky. projects in line for budget money
Ky. Senate passes $14 billion budget plan
Here are Northern Kentucky projects a legislative conference committee has added to the state budget. The budget must still be approved by the full General Assembly:
• $1 million to build a museum at Big Bone Lick State Park.
• $500,000 for Boone County water and sewer projects.
• $100,000 for sidewalks in Walton.
• $10,000 for sidewalks in Alexandria.
• $400,000 for building improvements in Bellevue Schools.
• $100,000 for a parking lot at Highlands High School.
• $10,000 for community improvement projects in Highland Heights.
• $50,000 for the Northern Kentucky Convention and Visitors Bureau to market the region for movie locations.
• $500,000 to place utility lines underground in the North Fort Thomas Avenue business district.
• $10,000 for Elsmere Police to buy three laptop computers.
• $10,000 for Elsmere to buy a leaf collector.
• $200,000 for Erlanger Police to buy a mobile computer.
• $300,000 for a water project in Visalia.
• $50,000 for a parking lot at the Elsmere Senior Center.
• $20,000 for flood repair damage in Butler in Pendleton County.
• $250,000 for sewers in Pendleton County.
Here are projects originally in the budget that were removed by the Senate and then returned by the conference committee:
• $4 million to convert the L&N Bridge into a pedestrian walkway.
• $1 million for community centers in Dayton and Bellevue.
• $500,000 to extend water lines in Grant and Gallatin counties.
• $750,000 for a Grant County public library.
• $700,000 for a youth sports complex in Covington.
• $350,000 for parks in Independence and Taylor Mill.
• $250,000 for sewers in Pendleton County.
• $250,000 for fire departments in Campbell County.
• Nearly $900,000 for sidewalks, street repairs and community improvement projects in Edgewood, Crestview Hills, Fort Wright, Villa Hills, Lakeside Park, Fort Mitchell and Crescent Springs.
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