Why Southwestern Indiana Won’t Get Funds

To get federal stimulus funds, a project must be ‘shovel ready’ to be approved.

And while a submission for funds for Greene County, Linton, and other cities & towns was submitted, few, if any, will be funded due to this. As this article explains http://www.wthr.com/global/story.asp?s=10153050 projects must be ready to go & complete with design plans done, right-of-ways purchased, and environmental studies completed. As it goes on, this takes time and money – and both are not a reality is this area.

So, look for very few, if any, federal stimulus money coming our way. I’m sure Indianapolis will cash in though; they always do.