SHAYNE R. GALLO
MAYOR

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, JANUARY 16, 2014

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KINGSTON CONNECTIVITY PROJECT

Last month Governor Cuomo announced more than $2.3M in funding for the Kingston Connectivity Project through the Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) process with a combination of grants approved  through  NYSERDA’s  Cleaner  Greener  Communities  Program,  NYS  Office  of  Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation’s Heritage Area, the federal Recreational Trails Program, and the NYS Department of State.

Yesterday,  the Governor announced the approval of an additional  $2M from the federal Transportation Enhancements Programs for this project to be administered by NYS Department of Transportation. All totaled that is $4.3M to date for the Kingston Connectivity Project.

This funding will make our vision for a connected  community a reality. It is an important component as we implement the Midtown strategy focused on Business, Education, Arts, and Technology (BEAT). It is happening thanks to the partnerships that have been forged with organizations like the Kingston Land Trust and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County.

“Thanks to a restructuring of the Office of Economic Development and Strategic Partnerships under the  direction of Gregg Swanzey, we have focused on building partnerships in the community and on a concerted effort to seek federal, state and local grants from both public and private sources, we are now beginning to see the payoffs,” Mayor Gallo added.