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Washington, DC - Congressman Gene Green (D-Houston) secured $700,000 for the City of Baytown for the implementation of its Texas Avenue Streetscape Plan, today as part of the FY2006 Department of Transportation Appropriations bill.
“I’m very excited to be part of this project,” said Congressman Gene Green. “We have been in close contact with the City of Baytown and I understand the importance of the Texas Avenue Streetscape Plan, not just for business but for the community. Downtown Baytown has a great history and its citizens want to give it a nice makeover and I’m proud to have been able to help them.”
Congressman Gene Green was instrumental in efforts to secure funding for the Texas Avenue Streetscape Plan. As early as April 2005, Congressman Green sent a letter to Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Joe Knollenberg and Ranking Member John W. Olver, requesting funding for the Texas Avenue plan.
The City of Baytown will utilize the funding to create an inviting pedestrian and retail district along Texas Avenue as part of the City’s master Plan to revitalize downtown Baytown.
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