SPECIAL MEETINGS

Please note that Special Village Board Meetings will be held on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 7:00 PM, and Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 7:00 PM, in the Noble Room at the Municipal Building, 9 Park Street, Newark Valley, NY, with the Village Board for the purpose of the water project.

Please note that Water Rate Committee Meetings will be held on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 7:00 PM, and Monday, September 28, 2009 at 7:00 PM, in the Noble Room at the Municipal Building, 9 Park Street, Newark Valley, NY.

Tracey S. Cucci

Deputy Clerk Treasurer

U.S. Congress
Thursday, August 27th, 2009

MEDIA RELEASE

CONTACT:
Jay Biba (Arcuri): Jay.Biba@mail.house.gov - 202-329-6831 cell
Abigail Gardner (Maffei): Abigail.Gardner@mail.house.gov - 202.503.8903 cell

ARCURI, MAFFEI ANNOUNCE RECOVERY FUNDS FOR TOWNS ACROSS CENTRAL NEW YORK AND THE SOUTHERN TIER

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Michael Arcuri (NY-24) and U.S. Rep. Dan Maffei (NY-25) announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded grants and loans to a number of rural water infrastructure improvement projects throughout the 24th and 25th Congressional Districts. These funds, administered by USDA Rural Development’s Water and Environmental Program, were included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Bill) to ensure that the necessary investments are made in water and wastewater infrastructure to deliver safe drinking water and protect the environment in rural areas.

“Ensuring that our rural towns and villages across Upstate New York have access to clean and reliable water means that we need to make improvements to the aging infrastructure found in many of these small towns,” Arcuri said, “This Recovery funding will go a long way in these towns and villages in creating safe, clean water for rural residents for years to come. I look forward to continued resources being used to fix aging infrastructure across the region and will fight to make sure that more funding like this is made available to those in need.”

“Chronic under-funding of water infrastructure projects has been a problem plaguing Upstate for years. The Recovery Act is making smart investments that will not only put people to work on these projects, but improve the water supply for our rural residents for the future,” Maffei said. “I will continue to fight for funding for necessary projects like these so all our residents know they have access to a safe, clean water supply.”

The USDA announced that the following projects would receive federal funding to improve their rural water systems:

-The Village of Newark Valley (Tioga County) will receive federal funding to improve the village’s reservoir. Upgrades and improvements to the reservoir will be made this fall and will replace 4-inch pipe with 8-inch pipe and service connections and hydrants, upgrading to 8-inch pipe. The existing 4-inch pipe is roughly 100 years old and covers a number of streets in the village. This upgrade will improve the capacity of the system in order to provide adequate flow for potential fire fighting needs. The project will also will increase the flow and supply to a number of residences within the Village of Newark Valley.

Funding for the Newark Valley project includes a $2,230,000 direct loan and a $1,988,000 grant.

Come and Enjoy

A FREE CONCERT

FEATURING

“BAD WEATHER BLUES”

SATURDAY AUGUST 22ND – 6 to 9 PM

 at the Trout Ponds Park

Winner of Battle of the Bands - “Hover”

Will be performing 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM

Be sure to bring your Lawn Chairs

 “This event is made possible in part, with funds from

 New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization

 Program administered locally by the ARTS of the Southern

 Finger Lakes, and the Village of Newark Valley.”

Please note that the Rate Committee Meeting scheduled for Monday, August 10, 2009, will start at 7:30 p.m. instead of 7:00.