If Rush Holt’s proposals are funded
By John Tredrea, Staff Writer
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Creation of the Pennington extension of the Lawrence-Hopewell Trail (LHT) would be funded by $285,000 from the federal government, under legislation approved by the U.S. House of Representatives this week.
The legislation, the Fiscal Year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill, includes Rush Holt-secured funding for several projects — including the LHT — in Mercer County.
The Senate has not yet approved the bill, which President Barack Obama has indicated he will sign, Congressman Holt’s office said today.
Rep. Holt’s legislative district includes all of Hopewell Valley.
The extension would connect Pennington to the 20-mile LHT, which is for cyclists and pedestrians. The trail is partially complete. The extension also would connect Pennington to the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association education center, off Titus Mill Road in Hopewell Township.
”With county and municipal budgets stretched thin during the current economic downturn, it is important that our state receives its fair share of tax dollars for thoroughly reviewed projects that bring jobs and improve the quality of life in Central New Jersey,” Rep. Holt said. “I am pleased that this funding bill includes funding for programs I requested to reduce crime, promote green technologies, and improve infrastructure.”

