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BOND ANNOUNCES $500,000 FOR CLINTON DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION

Contact: Rob Ostrander 202.224.7627 Shana Stribling 202.224.0309
Friday, November 18, 2005

CLINTON, MISSOURI - U.S. Senator Kit Bond today announced that he has secured $500,000 for Clinton's downtown revitalization project.

"With the right federal investments, Missouri towns like Clinton can be magnets for job growth," said Bond. "I am impressed by the way local leaders have come together around the downtown revitalization project. By working together we can ensure that the business community has the infrastructure and investments needed. Creating the conditions for job growth must continue to be our number one priority."

Bond secured the $1 million for the downtown revitalization project in the fiscal year 2006 Transportation-Treasury-HUD Appropriations bill. The final conference agreement on the bill was approved last night and is expected to pass the House and Senate before Congress breaks for Thanksgiving.

The money will be used for new curb and guttering, sidewalks, burying overhead utility lines and new lighting. Improvements will be made in a 4-block radius and will be augmented by significant private investment.

"This is seed money which makes Missouri a better place to locate and grow a business and those businesses are the engines which create jobs," said Bond. "Good paying jobs don't just happen. They are the result of the right investments and an economically supportive climate and that is what we are trying to boost all over our state."

"We appreciate Senator Bond=s support for our efforts to improve our community," said Clinton Mayor Gus Wetzel. "His leadership is greatly appreciated and this project will make a tremendous difference to citizens in Clinton."

In recent years, Bond has directed hundreds of millions of dollars into high priority Missouri projects, creating thousands of jobs. He is chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for Transportation, Treasury and Housing, a position that allows him to fund key Missouri economic development, neighborhood and environmental projects.

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