Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Tarrant County OKs federal stimulus 'wish list'

By ANTHONY SPANGLER and GORDON DICKSON

FORT WORTH — A wish list of building and road construction projects totaling more than $270 million was approved Tuesday by Tarrant County commissioners for possible inclusion in the proposed federal economic stimulus package.

County leaders are joining thousands of other local governments across the country in making their case for funds from the federal stimulus, which could reach $800 billion. Tarrant County’s list includes projects in the 2006 bond program, ranging from a new civil courts building to 21 transportation projects.

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