Last week was Infrastructure Week, but every day is Infrastructure Day in #MountVernon.
Hear from @MountVernonWA Mayor Peter Donovan about the importance of investing in infrastructure in the largest city in Skagit County ⬇️
Look, in the world of loans, we just straight up achieved a Freedom 7-level innovation by closing the first ever @usdot TOD TIFIA. I know from the outside it might not look like much, but it's amazing!!!!! (Like, saved $3M AMAZING!)
Thank you, USDOT, and many, many more.
Tune in: @SecretaryPete, Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg, and @FAA_Mike will deliver remarks on President Biden's budget for USDOT. Listen in to learn how the President's vision protects and builds on progress for working families. https://t.co/b4CSsVpGV4
"Whether you were involved in pavement durability, which happens to be my own love language, or whether you were involved in any of the research that goes on here...." 😆
The @USDOT and @USDOTFHWA TIFIA loan program helps small communities obtain the competitive financing they need to complete major infrastructure projects. In Mount Vernon, this means the MVLC moves forward even when other communities have to pause new construction!
Since we have this convo every few months lately, a few reminders on the potential #GovernmentShutdown:
1. At @USDOT, 18K+ employees would be furloughed without pay
2. Another 12K skilled but stretched air traffic controllers would work without pay to keep travelers safe
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We are thankful for Shailen Bhatt @BhattmobileT and all the @USDOTFHWA officials who have worked so hard for our project! Without support, our Justice 40 community could not fund a project like this!
The @MVLibraryCommon project is coming along!
Last week, I caught up with #MountVernon Mayor Peter Donovan for an update on how a recently awarded Bipartisan Infrastructure Law grant will help #MVLC become the largest publicly accessible EV charging hub in the United States.