Port of Quincy Asks for Economic Stimulus Funding for Local Projects

QUINCY, Wash., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Port of Quincy recently sent a
letter to state and federal officials asking that critical local
infrastructure projects be considered for Economic Stimulus Funding.

Two projects in particular are on the Port's wish list -- funding for the City
of Quincy to construct the second phase of the recycling system to reuse water
used to cool Quincy area high-tech data centers. The other project is to have
the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) widen Highway 281 to
four lanes between Quincy and Interstate 90.

In the letter signed by the three port commissioners, the Port of Quincy asks
state and federal officials to include the two key projects in the proposed
economic stimulus package.

As a result of unprecedented economic growth in Quincy, stimulus funding is
needed for the projects, the letter states.

The state provided $4.5 million in funding last year for the first phase of
the water recycling project, which is currently under construction. Phase 1
will treat the water from the Microsoft data center and then divert the
recycled or treated water back to the data center.

The port is asking for $5 million so that the City of Quincy can complete the
second phase of the project to extend the water treatment system to include
the Yahoo!, Intuit and Sabey high-tech data centers, which are located on the
northeast side of town.

The $14 million four-lane road project on Highway 281 is needed to accommodate
growth in the area.

"The extraordinary economic development that Quincy has experienced this past
couple of years has also created increased traffic on State Route 281," the
letter states.

Additionally, increased growth and tourism in the Crescent Bar, Wenatchee,
East Wenatchee, and Lake Chelan areas have led to more traffic on the highway
(SR 281).

For more information, please call Curt Morris at 509-797-5562 or Pat Boss at
509-771-1844.

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SOURCE Port of Quincy

Curt Morris, +1-509-797-5562, or Pat Boss, +1-509-771-1844, both of Port of
Quincy