Stimulus Watch

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http://www.stimuluswatch.org/project/by_state

Go to the site noted above to see what projects are within the Stimulus Package for your state, even your city.

A few interesting one's -

Laurel, MS - $99,600 for doorbells.

“The Housing Authority has various needs,” [Housing Authority Executive Director Kay] Guy said. “These units are very old. They do not have central air and heat. The older units do not have enclosed closets and all the drainage needs to be upgraded.

“With the doorbells, I was looking at upgrades for my elderly units and the overall housing authority,” she said. “Doorbells were just a very small portion of our needs. ... We listed doorbells because there was a request from our Residents Council.”

Natchez, MS - $600,000 to create an African American/Ethnic Heritage Trail.

Forks of the Road Heritage Trail. This project would greatly enhance one of the primary gateways to our city by creating an African American/Ethnic Heritage Trail along a stretch of St. Catherine Street between the Forks of the Road Slave Market Site

City official from Natchez, MS, contacted Stimulus Watch to let us know that the total cost for this project was apparently misreported in the U.S. Conference of Mayors' MainStreet Economic Recovery Report, which is the source document for this website. We hope city officials will provide information on this wiki with correct details.

An article in the Natchez Democrat further explains that the $600 million figure in the U.S. Conference of Mayors report is incorrect. The correct amount, according to an official quoted in the article, is $1 million.
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There are 634 Housing Projects - review that list - appears to go primary to housing authority projects - in other words - low income housing. Those projects are in the billions and billions range. Now, hmmmm....that's going to stimulate what?

The bottomline - votes with everyone at the low end getting something - cash or improvements to housing. My guess is that everyone posting here may end up with something, but you will have to pay it back at tax time and some extra to help fund the African American/Ethnic Heritage Trail along with doorbells.

The Stimulus Package - if passed........