BINGHAMTON, NY (WSKG) The City of Binghamton will receive $46.2 million from the American Rescue Plan toward a range of causes. Democratic city council members hosted a virtual town hall on Thursday to hear residents’ ideas.
$46.2 million is equivalent to nearly half of the city’s annual budget. The city will receive half the funds this year. The remaining half will be allocated in 2022.
The U.S. Treasury’s set broad parameters for the relief aid. Money can go to fund public health services, provide premium pay for essential workers, and give direct assistance to families and groups disproportionately affected by COVID-19.
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BU to build new park in Johnson City Sidney Slon/Photography Editor Binghamton University is developing a greenspace park within the BU Health Sciences Campus in Johnson City.
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Binghamton University plans to develop a park in Downtown Johnson City amid concerns of gentrification and the impact on town residents.
On March 26, BU President Harvey Stenger announced over WNBF News Radio 1290 that the University is creating a greenspace within the BU Health Sciences Campus in Johnson City. Near the recently built campus for the Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences, the two-acre project will contain a park and a walkway between Corliss Avenue and Main Street with amenities, such as art installations, picnic tables and benches. The project will be exclusively funded through the Binghamton University Foundation, although designs of the park are being collabora