John Cararra of the Goodman Corporation reported to the Galveston Livable Communities Steering Committee this morning on recent successes in getting funding for downtown infrastructure projects. "Thanks to a lot of efforts by Mr. Deyo, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Ross, Mr. Worthy and the mayor, H-GAC has put the terminal back on their contingency list for Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality funding." Cararra said. "It made a big difference to have Judge Yarbrough there," said Ted Deyo, executive director of the Historic Downtown Strand Partnership. "He went around the room beforehand and talked to all of the judges. The mayor made the proposal and it was unanimous." Cararra also noted that funding for Galveston projects was included in the Transportation Authorization Bill that was approved by the House of Representatives last week. "Thank God for Congress, sometimes," said Allen LeCornu. "Thanks to Representative Paul," Cararra added. "I was pleased to see his support," said David Murphy. "He was very positive." Hyperlinks will work if this document is read Online
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