Everyone wants a slice of the pie
PD gets money for more officers, county to share $7.9 million

Northbound traffic backs up at the intersection of Ford Drive and Historic Route 66 Thursday. The intersection is one of the sites that will benefit from incoming stimulus money. — © 2009 Gallup Independent / Cable Hoover

Copyright © 2009
Gallup Independent
By Bill Donovan
Independent correspondent

GALLUP — Federal stimulus funds are now coming to Gallup and McKinley County, and although it’s not a flood of money, it’s more than a trickle.

According to the federal recovery Web site, agencies in McKinley County have received more than $7.9 million in grants by June 30, $1.8 million that went directly to the agencies and another $6.1 million that was used by the state in the county.

To read more subscribe to the Gallup Independent by calling (505) 863-6811 or purchase the paper at the newsstand.