The federal government is helping Baltimore pad its purse for a huge infrastructure revamp. The EPA announced Monday it is awarding the city $202 million to upgrade its water system.
These improvement projects were already planned, the news coming with this loan from the federal government- the Baltimore taxpayer is off the hook for a big chunk of the bill.
“This is a big deal,” said Sen. Ben Cardin-D.
City and county leaders, alongside Sen. Ben Cardin-D and Sen. Chris Van Hollen-D, accepted the low-interest loan from the EPA, abating the $942 million price tag of a major infrastructure improvement projects already on the city’s agenda.
“The programs are already there and then the question is how do we finance those projects? This is just $202 million in projects we can identify, we’re going to use WIFIA dollars for,” said Rudy Chow, Baltimore City Department of Public Works director.
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