Rep. Adam Gray recently secured over $16 million in funding for 15 infrastructure projects in the 13th District through the House of Representatives appropriations committee.
Gray’s district stretches from southwest Fresno County, covers most of Merced County and includes Lathrop in the middle of San Joaquin County in the north.
The freshman congressman said in a statement he focused on funding projects that will have a real impact on people’s lives.
“This Congress has been one of the most contentious in living memory,” Gray said in a statement. “But people didn’t send us to Washington to argue about ballrooms or gold-plated picture frames. They sent me here to work, to get things done. Doing that work is the most important thing I do.”
Here are the Merced-area projects that received funding:
Gustine Unified School District wellness center: Gray secured $366,000 for one-time costs that will be used to purchase and install portable classrooms for school-based mental health programs.
Chowchilla Water District infrastructure: The Chowchilla Water District and Le Grand Athlone Water District will build infrastructure to enhance the safety and reliability of drinking water and irrigation in order to bring in new water during certain years. Gray secured $1 million for this project.
Dos Palos wastewater treatment facility: The city of Dos Palos will use the nearly $1.1 million secured by Gray to build a new package treatment plant, which will offer a reliable and affordable solution that’s easy to maintain to the city’s wastewater treatment issues.
Dos Palos sewer treatment project: Gray secured $1 million for the city of Dos Palos to consolidate two aging sewer treatment facilities into one to service areas in the county and the Castello and Linne estates.
Childs and Canal roadway construction: The city of Merced will use the $850,000 secured by Gray to reconstruct 2,000 feet of roadway and add sidewalks, bike paths, street lights, pedestrian crossings and ADA-compliant ramps to an area of roadway in south Merced, enhancing transportation safety, improving stormwater drainage and supporting access to essential services so that south Merced’s economic development is stimulated.
Bear Creek infrastructure and flood protection: Gray secured $3.15 million for the city of Merced to construct critical flood protection infrastructure and habitat restoration along Bear Creek.
Other projects that will be funded through Gray’s efforts include a community center in Mendota, new radios for Modesto police, roadwork in Huron and Caruthers and upgrades to Madera’s Courthouse Park.
