Department of Highways, District 6
GOVERNOR ERNIE FLETCHER ANNOUNCES $5,000 IN TRANSPORTATION FUNDS FOR CITY OF GERMANTOWN

GOVERNOR ERNIE FLETCHER ANNOUNCES $5,000 IN TRANSPORTATION FUNDS FOR CITY OF GERMANTOWN

Money to Resurface Various City Streets

Germantown, KY - (October 10, 2006) - Governor Ernie Fletcher and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) announced today that $5,000 in KYTC bond funds have been awarded to the city of Germantown.  Local officials have just been informed of the bond funding.

“I want to commend Governor Fletcher for his leadership.  The improvements we make to our local transportation system improve the quality of life for everyone,” said Transportation Cabinet Secretary Bill Nighbert.  “This funding reflects the Governor’s genuine commitment to work with local governments to build strong communities.”

The $5,000 will be used to resurface various city streets in Germantown. 

In the past two years, local governments have received more additional state funding for their local road systems than at any other time in the history of the Commonwealth.

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