Saturday, January 01, 2011
McDowell County Earmark Rejected
WEST VIRGINIA....
McDowell County will lose $900,000 in federal funds originally earmarked for a proposed interchange of the King Coal Highway and the Coalfields Expressway in Welch. Officals say the appropriation has been rejected by the U.S. Senate after passing in the House of Representatives. The interchange was planned near the new $232 million federal prison that recently became operational in Welch. Senator Richard Browning, D-Wyoming, says U.S. Senator Joe Manchin has pledged to help with finding additional funding for the interchange project.
McDowell County will lose $900,000 in federal funds originally earmarked for a proposed interchange of the King Coal Highway and the Coalfields Expressway in Welch. Officals say the appropriation has been rejected by the U.S. Senate after passing in the House of Representatives. The interchange was planned near the new $232 million federal prison that recently became operational in Welch. Senator Richard Browning, D-Wyoming, says U.S. Senator Joe Manchin has pledged to help with finding additional funding for the interchange project.
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