Monticello’s “20 for the Future” Visiting Washington Delegation Today – Updated
February 17th, 2011 by Joe Burgess
Members of Monticello’s 20 for the Future and MEDC are in Washington D.C., today. meeting with Congressman Mike Ross, Senator Mark Pryor, and Senator John Boozman.
The group includes Bennie Ryburn, Jack Lassiter of UAM, Scott Kuttenkuler of UAM, Michael Layfield (DMH CEO), Mayor Allen Maxwell, Tommy Maxwell of Maxwell Hardwood Flooring, Mike and Susan Akin, Nita McDanie (MEDC Director), and David McDaniel of Maxwell Hardwood Flooring
Proposed funding needs to be addressed on the trip include projects for UAM, the city of Monticello, Drew Memorial Hospital, The Ridgeway Hotel, and I-69 and I-530 construction, and the Yellow Bend Port.
Here are the specific requests for support and/or funding.
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO:
Unified Communication Networth $550,000
Nursing Simulation Lab $440,000
Research Equipment $480,000
Expanded ARE-ON Accessibility $947,220
Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grants Program
UAM total requested………………..$2,417,220
CITY OF MONTICELLO:
Installation of a live-fire multi-training unit $209,500
Replacement of 55 obsolete and outdated fire hydrants $150,000
Housing for Ladder Trucks $ 20,000
Fire Suppression Equipment for (5) Fire Trucks $ 33,122
Fire Suppression Equipment for Ladder Truck $ 6,872
City of Monticello total requested……………….$419,494
DREW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL:
Furniture and Equipment for Hospital modernization $700,000
Nurse call System $600,000
Emergency Room Telemetry System $135,000
Operating Room Scopes $ 50,000
Operating Room Steam Sterilization $ 50,000
Computed Radiology Reader $ 41,000
Brachial Index Vascular Machine $ 35,000
Anesthesia Monitoring Machine $ 35,000
Coil for MRI: __ $ 30,000
DMH total requested…………….$ 1,676,000
CHICOT-DESHA METROPOLITAN PORT AUTHORITY YELLOW BEND PORT:
Link-up of Existing Rail to the Port Harbor:
“Estimated” Railroad Construction Costs as provided by the AHTD in 2007:
Railroad Line (Estimated 8 miles @ $1.5 million per miles) $12,000,000
Marshalling Yard $ 3,000,000
Rail/Barge Terminal $ 3,600,000
$18,600,000
On-Site Road Improvements
Pave Road and Parking Lot $ 2,000,000
Port Operations:
Harbor Expansion $ 4,000,000
New Office Building $ 500,000
Cargo Handling Equipment:
Convey Belt and Unloading Hoppers $ 2,100,000
Mobile Crane $ 150,000
Storage Facilities:
Warehouses with Rail Sidings $ 2,700,000
Bagging Facility $ 600,000
Climate Controlled Warehouse $ 3,500,000
Fertilizer Warehouse $ 900,000
Yellow Bend total requested…………$16,450,000
I-69 and its Connector I-530
Request for continued support
The Ridgeway Monticello
Requests Congressional support in securing
32 project-based Section 8 Vouchers from HUD
Total Estimated Requests: $39,562,714
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