Fanwood

  • Congressman Ferguson secured congressional approval of $400,000 to improve the Fanwood sewage system, which had been prone to flooding near Westfield Road and the Park Middle School.

  •  The Fanwood Volunteer Fire Department received a $24,653 first-responder grant from the Homeland Security Department to purchase new portable radios and computer dispatch technology.

  •  The Fanwood Volunteer Fire Department received a $57,185 first-responder grant from the Homeland Security Department to purchase new equipment to enhance firefighters’ safety.

  •  Congressman Ferguson voted to provide Fanwood-Scotch Plains public schools with more than $204,000 in federal elementary and secondary education aid in fiscal year 2007. Congressman Ferguson has voted to increase federal education funding for New Jersey schools by more than 33 percent since 2001.

  •  Congressman Ferguson secured congressional approval of $90,000 for an ongoing downtown revitalization project in Fanwood to promote jobs and economic growth in the borough.

  •  The Fanwood Volunteer Fire Department received a $21,420 first-responder grant from the Homeland Security Department to make needed safety improvements to its firehouse.



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