The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved $300,000 for infrastructure improvements in the Village of Kiryas Joel.� The village will use the money for road repaving, widening and drainage, traffic signals, and pedestrian safety sidewalks and curbs.

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said she �aggressively lobbied� members of the committee to include the funding.

�Investing in infrastructure projects will help create jobs and help rebuild our economy,� she said.

The funding must now be approved by the full Senate, the House and ultimately be signed by the president.

(Source: MidHudsonNews)