Dear friends and neighbors,<\/p>\n
At the end of every legislative session, I begin the process of gathering community input for projects that I will submit for funding consideration the next year. I\u2019m ecstatic to announce that every one of the projects I sought funding for this year will be fully funded in the proposed budget. The budget passed the Senate this morning on a 49-0 vote. It now advances to the House for further consideration.<\/p>\n
I was able to secure funding for a downtown revitalization project for Carnation with the goal of transforming downtown Carnation and supporting local businesses.<\/p>\n
The budget proposal also includes additional funding to replace the old and undersized Black Diamond Elementary School with a new, state-of-the-art building. This project will get students and teachers out of portables and into a warm and secure building.<\/p>\n
North Bend will benefit from funding provided to finish rehabilitation of the historic Tollgate Farmhouse operated by Si View Metropolitan Parks District.<\/p>\n
In addition to these projects, the proposed budget includes funding for several park and trail projects throughout the district.<\/p>\n
I will be working hard to ensure that these projects are fully funded when our work here in Olympia is done. After all, these are proposed budgets and not final agreements.<\/p>\n
UPDATE:<\/strong> At the beginning of this session, I said that my top priority was to keep traffic moving. That is why I am thrilled that this year\u2019s House Transportation Budget accelerates the timing and funding for a new interchange at Highway 18 and I-90. The project was initially set to begin in 2023 but with these proposed changes, it will begin this year.<\/p>\n Thank you for your engagement,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dear friends and neighbors, At the end of every legislative session, I begin the process of gathering community input for projects that I will submit for funding consideration the next year. I\u2019m ecstatic to announce that every one of the projects I sought funding for this year will be fully funded in the proposed budget. The budget passed the Senate this morning on a 49-0 vote. It now advances to the House for further consideration. I was able to secure funding for a downtown revitalization project for Carnation with the goal of transforming downtown Carnation and supporting local businesses. The…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":1051,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"disable_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e-news"],"yoast_head":"\n