THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY GIBBONS, CALTAGIRONE, FABRIZIO, JAMES, KORTZ, MANN, MATZIE, MURT, SAINATO AND GEIST, JUNE 20, 2012

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 20, 2012  

A RESOLUTION

Memorializing the United States Department of Transportation to

issue a Transportation Investment Generating Economic

Recovery (TIGER) grant to the Borough of Ellwood City.

WHEREAS, The Borough of Ellwood City has timely submitted a

TIGER grant application to the United States Department of

Transportation for the Borough's Economic Development Project

Phase II; and

WHEREAS, This project represents the second part of a multi-

phased project in the Central Business District along the public

right-of-way of 5th Street from Crescent Avenue to Spring

Avenue; and

WHEREAS, The Ellwood City Downtown Economic Development

Project Phase II will remove the deteriorated street corridor

and infrastructure systems and construct comprehensive

transportation infrastructure; and

WHEREAS, The Ellwood City Downtown Economic Development

Project Phase II will contribute to the economic competitiveness

of the region by providing adequate infrastructure improvements

that will retain existing jobs while attracting new businesses

to create new jobs; and

WHEREAS, An additional major economic thrust of the project

is to create a designation location for the residents and

tourists who use the Beaver and Connoquenessing Rivers and River

Trail; and

WHEREAS, The project will also reduce travel times, improve

vehicular and pedestrian safety and connect the downtown with

the Ellwood City High School; and

WHEREAS, The revitalized downtown area will provide a

historic Main Street setting within easy driving distance of

one-half hour to attract tourists to frequent Ellwood City's

downtown restaurants, specialty shops, farmers market, and

community plaza; and

WHEREAS, The project area will allow downtown to become the

community living room, enhancing both economic development and

quality of life; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania memorialize the United States

Department of Transportation to issue a Transportation

Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant to the

Borough of Ellwood City; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to

the presiding officers of each house of Congress, each member of

Congress from Pennsylvania and the United States Secretary of

Transportation.