Village of Odessa gets $691K for sewer project

CORNING--Sen. Tom O'Mara (R--Big Flats) and Phil Palmesano (N.Y. State Assembly), announced municipalities throughout Steuben and Schuyler Counties are among the localities statewide selected to share $255 million as part of the latest round of grant funding under the New York's "Water Infrastructure Improvement Act."
The village of Odessa in Schuyler County was awarded $691,375 for a wastewater treatment project.
In a joint statement, O'Mara and Palmesano said, "It continues to be important that the state is taking steps to distribute this vital funding as quickly as possible to help localities across the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions, and statewide, undertake critical water infrastructure improvement projects. We are hopeful that ongoing state assistance will prove successful in helping localities complete vital projects including sewer and pipeline repairs. We're also hopeful that it can represent a long-term model for how the state-local partnership can be strengthened for the good of local environments, local economies, and local property taxpayers by helping municipalities meet critical infrastructure needs while remaining within the property tax cap."
O'Mara, Chair of the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee, participated in the establishment of the Water Infrastructure Improvement Act in 2015.
As part of the latest round of funding under the act, grants were announced for the following Steuben County municipalities:
Village of Wayland: $3,000,000
Village of Addison: $1,056,129
Town of Erwin: $277,003
Village of Painted Post: $253,912
This year's state budget includes the state's largest-ever one-time investment, $2.6 billion, to address water quality challenges statewide.