POUGHKEEPSIE – Dutchess County awarded nearly $1.5 million in funding for 11 projects through the Municipal Innovation Grant (MIG) Program, benefiting all 30 communities in Dutchess County. These projects will promote shared services and consolidation efforts, enhance accessibility and improve public safety through collaborative countywide partnerships.
A total of $1.1 million has been allocated in the 2019 budget for the MIG program, and the county was able to reallocate nearly $497,000 of previously awarded funds which were recaptured due to under-spending.
Projects funded through the 2019 MIG program total over $1.48 million, said County Executive Marcus Molinaro.
Dutchess County Drug Task Force – $335,000
Awarded Municipalities: All 30 municipalities in Dutchess County
Streamlining Land Use and Approval Process Implementation – $30,000
Awarded Municipalities: City of Poughkeepsie
Child Advocacy Center Juvenile Detective – $37,500
Awarded Municipalities: All 30 municipalities in Dutchess County
Crisis Intervention Training Phase IV – $277,149
Awarded Municipalities: Cities of Beacon and Poughkeepsie, towns of East Fishkill, Fishkill, Hyde Park, Pine Plains, Poughkeepsie, and villages of Fishkill, Millbrook, Millerton, Red Hook, Rhinebeck, and Wappingers Falls
New World Police Software Shared Service – $187,000
Awarded Municipalities: Town of Hyde Park and Dutchess County
Streamlining the Land Use and Approval Process Study – $25,000
Awarded Municipality: Town of Milan
Shared Highway Garage and Fuel Storage Facility Phase II – $327,000
Awarded Municipalities: Town of North East and Village of Millerton
Central Septic Feasibility Study – $35,000
Awarded Municipality: Town of Pine Plains
Intermunicipal Water Storage – $100,000
Awarded Municipalities: Towns of Poughkeepsie and Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County Water and Wastewater Authority
Streamlining the Land Use and Approval Process Study – $25,000
Awarded Municipality: Town of Poughkeepsie
Tri-Municipal Wastewater Treatment Upgrades – $105,000
Awarded Municipalities: Village of Wappingers Falls, towns of Wappinger and Poughkeepsie
This year marks the seventh year of the MIG program which awards grants to municipalities for shared service and consolidation efforts, accessibility improvements, streamlined land use practices and public safety advances, with the overall goal of supporting local government efforts to reduce the property tax levy. Since the program’s inception, the grant program has expanded to meet the needs of local municipalities.
