Federal transportation officials have barred Delaware from sharing in this year's annual distribution of leftover highway aid, saying the state failed to spend more than 25 percent, or $87.9 million, of targets set under provisions of the national economic stimulus program.
Gov. Jack Markell received word of the disqualification Thursday. DelDOT Secretary Shailen Bhatt said his agency would likely have requested as much as $7.7 million in additional highway aid under the annual August lottery for unspent aid. Forty-four other states will be eligible to apply for $1 billion in leftover money.
Bhatt said agency planners were aware of the pending sanction and assumed the money would be unavailable during development of the recently approved state capital budget.
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ReplyDeleteThis is one of those situation when the Federal Government hands the State federal taxpayer funded grants, the State had better take the money and use it for its intended purpose. Say what you want about wasteful spending and praise those who are believed to be operating in the best interst of the taqxpayer by not taking the money, but now all that same money will be given to 44 other Sstates who will gladly take it and pave thrie roads.
and Joe Biden is VP of these United States. What a Joke.
ReplyDelete9:06...don't criticize Delarare for not taking it, criticize the 44 other states for allowing themselves to be bought and sold by an over reaching federal government. These states are basically whores for federal funding. Haven't we seen the results of becoming dependent upon the federal government in the area of education. We ALL need to learn to function effectively within our means. Eventually we will all be able to function without taking funds from the federal government.
ReplyDeleteThis will go a long way toward putting the federal government back in its place.
Right on 9:06!
ReplyDeleteHow can we have money "left over" when we are Trillions in debt?
Ditto on what 9:06 said.. The Federal Government is a joke and states need to stop doing everything they are told to do by said government
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