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Friday, 06 March 2009 20:49 |
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San Antonio could receive almost $75 million, and perhaps much more, in federal stimulus dollars, the City Council learned Thursday when it approved a combination wish list and strategy for pursuing the money. |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 07 April 2009 10:45 |
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Friday, 06 March 2009 15:22 |
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Councilwoman Diane Cibrian believes in the acceleration of the City's 10 year plan to end chronic homelessness. She supports Haven for Hope, a comprehensive campus that will provide a wide array of social services for the homeless population in order to treat the root causes of homelessness. (Information page attached) |
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Last Updated on Friday, 13 March 2009 19:43 |
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Friday, 06 March 2009 14:31 |
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STIMULUS TO FUND LINKING 281 TO 1604: A spurt of federal stimulus dollars soon will help douse one of San Antonio's worst daily traffic flare-ups. Four ramps directly linking North Loop 1604 to US 281 on the south side of the loop could be open with in four years, thanks to the Texas Transportation Commission's decision Thursday to pour in $60 million in stimulus money from the Congress. The Commission also threw in $60 million in state bond funds for the $140 million project. San Antonio's Metropolitan Planning Organization is putting up $20 million of its local share of federal stimulus handouts. |
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Last Updated on Friday, 13 March 2009 19:43 |
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02.21.2009 District 8 Councilwoman Says She's Ready To Lead City Councilwoman Diane G. Cibrian made a motion today to leverage money in order to provide real solutions for the extreme traffic congestion at the US 281 and Loop 1604 interchange. The proposed remediation plan includes four non-tolled lane connection options and the completion of a super street. As a member of the San Antonio-Bexar County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), Councilwoman Cibrian and this group are responsible for the for the distribution of $42.9 million in federal transportation dollars from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, allocated for the San Antonio area. In order to receive an additional $148 million from the Texas Transportation Commission (TCC), the MPO voted unanimously to leverage local stimulus funds and send the projects forward immediately." |
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