House Passes FY ‘22 Appropriations Bills with Funding for Nine of Slotkin’s Designated Community Projects
House approves funding for nine of the community projects Rep. Slotkin pushed for, bills now head to the Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House of Representatives this week approved several appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2022 which include at least partial funding for nine of the 10 community projects U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin has advocated for in recent months. The bills now head to the Senate for consideration.
"Over the last few months I've worked with my colleagues to highlight the positive impact these nine projects would have for the 8th District, whether by supporting our first responders or improving our water infrastructure, and I'm thrilled that all of them are at least partially funded in the House appropriations bills," Slotkin said. "I'm especially grateful to the local organizations that submitted such strong and deserving proposals. This isn't a done deal yet, so over the next few weeks I'm going to do everything I can to push the Senate to include these projects in their appropriations bills so we can get this done."
In April, Slotkin released criteria for local organizations to submit their project for consideration. The 10 projects her office settled on range from increased police funding to local water infrastructure improvements to support for local first responders. In the House appropriations bills, Slotkin secured $15 million in total federal funding for the nine projects. A detailed list is below:
- Addison Township Public Library - New Library Building
- Brighton Area Fire Authority - New Fire Authority Headquarters
- City of Mason - Mason Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion
- City of Rochester - Memorial Grove All Abilities Playground
- City of Williamston - Water/sewer infrastructure improvements
- Lansing Community College - Mobile Healthcare Learning Initiative Project
- North Oakland County Fire Authority - Replace ambulances and invest in renovations and education equipment
- Village of Fowlerville - Water Treatment/Radium Removal Plant
- Village of Pinckney - Multi-Modal Pathway and Connectors project
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