State Economic Development Funding Will Assist East End Economy

South Fork will benefit from nearly $5.7 million in funding

State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr., (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) announced that the East End will benefit from the economic development grants awarded by Governor Cuomo on Thursday, December 10, 2015 through the Regional Economic Development Councils (REDC).

This year, the 10 Regional Councils competed for funding and assistance from up to $750 million in state economic development resources as part of Round V of the REDC competition. Long Island was a “Top Performer Awardee” of $98.3 million to support 121 projects that focus on several key initiatives for regional growth. Thiele identified a number of those projects that will benefit the 1st Assembly District, including:

Applicant

Project

Award

Hampton Jitney

I LOVE NY Bus Marketing

$45,000

Atlantic Fluid Power, Inc.

Quality Management Training

$56,800

Community Development Corp. of L.I.

Building Mixed-Use Facility in Downtown Riverhead

$275,000

East End Arts Humanities Council

Winterfest Live on the Vine Festival

$ 63,000

Incorporated Village of Mastic Beach

Walkable Business District Feasibility Study

$ 25,000

Manna Fish Farms, Inc.

Pod Array Installation

$ 50,000

North Harbor Trading

High Pressure Processing Facility for Food Industry in Riverhead

$1,250,000

Stony Brook University

Shinnecock Bay Restoration Project

$505,658

Suffolk County Community College

Campus Green Roofs Initiative

$203,708

S.C. Dept. of Economic Development

Construction of Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Facility

$1,000,000

Town of East Hampton

Green Reach Infrastructure Demo Project at Three Mile Harbor

$375,000

Town of East Hampton

Economic Analysis Strategy Development of Fisheries Industry

$ 25,000

Town of Riverhead

Cesspool Disconnection to Protect Peconic Estuary Waters

$580,000

Town of Riverhead

Enhanced Shared Water Infrastructure (EPCAL water supply)

$125,000

Town of Southampton

Construct Permeable Reactive Barrier at Iron Point Park

$650,000

Town of Southampton

Good Ground Park Gateway, Flanders

$ 70,000

Town of Southampton

Good Ground Park Development Gateway, Flanders

$330,192

Village of Mastic Beach

Revitalization Plan Addressing Community Waterfront

$ 17,175

Thiele explained, “These economic development grants represent a major commitment by the State of New York to take the lead in creating jobs and improving the economy. I am pleased that Long Island was chosen for such substantial funding and that the businesses and communities in my District will benefit.”