Several Mid-Hudson leaders joined state officials in Albany
for the annuoncement
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ALBANY – A total of 113 projects worth $84.8 million were awarded
Wednesday as the Mid-Hudson Valley’s portion of almost $800 million
divvied up by the state to its 10 economic development regions.
Thirteen of the projects in this region won $1 million or more.
The City of Middletown, which last year won the $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant, was awarded just over $3 million in this round to purchase land and conservation easements to enhance a reservoir buffer.
Mayor Joseph DeStefano said the project is forward-thinking protection
of the city’s water system.
“After we witnessed what Newburgh went through with the impact of their system from Stewart, we made it a major priority,” DeStefano said.
The City of Kingston, which won the $10 million DRI prize earlier this year, will receive $2 million in this round for the Kingston Uptown Revitalization project. The Hutton Brickyards Redevelopment project in Kingston was awarded $1 million.
Ulster County Executive Michael Hein said the grants span the spectrum of projects.
“In the last two years in a row we have done extraordinarily well and it really speaks to the quality of the projects; projects that impact things like tourism, film, agriculture; all real big winners in this process,” Hein said.
The Town of Hyde Park won $1.5 million for its downtown infrastructure project.
The Winnakee Land Trust won $1.2 million to acquire 335 acres in the Town of Red Hook to protect the water supply.
Mediprint LLC was awarded $1.2 million for medical 3D printing services in Orange County.
The Tuxedo Sloatsburg Corridor Revitalization project phase II in Rockland and Orange counties will get $1 million.
The southeast Sewer and Water Infrastructure project in the Brewster/Town of Southeast area of Putnam County will receive $1.1 million.
The West Nyack Hamlet Green Revitalization in Rockland County will receive $1 million.
The Bowery of Port Chester-Revitalization Downtown in Port Chester will receive $2 million.
New Rochelle Green Parking Garage was awarded $1 million and the Lea Goren Group will receive $1 million for the Power plant phase two project in Yonkers.
Close to $1.2 million was awarded for the Byram River Bulkhead replacement in Port Chester.
Bethel Woods, in Sullivan County, will receive over $700,000 for the 50th anniversary of Woodstock special event and Monticello will receive $300,000 toward Broadway revitalization.
The Mid-Hudson program also includes $25 million in federal industrial development bonds for state and local government issuers to sell tax-exempt bonds for eligible economic development, infrastructure and community revitalization efforts.
