Gov. Kathy Hochul made an exciting announcement in White Plains on Thursday: Three different cities and villages in the Hudson Valley will receive a tremendous influx of cash.
The city of White Plains was awarded $10 million, as part of the state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative.
“What this money will allow us to do is to bring our downtown- not all the areas are as pedestrian friendly as they should be, not as bike-friendly. We need to do a lot of work as the downtown becomes more residential,” said Mayor of White Plains Tom Roach.
Highland Falls and the Village of Montgomery both received $4.5 million from the NY Forward program.
The governor said this type of money doesn’t just change the landscape of a community,
“It changes the psychology of a community, and I’ve seen it all over the state where people felt no one cared about them, especially our smaller communities they feel like they were overlooked, and this says you matter to us,” said Gov. Hochul.
All three winners say they plan to spend the money on revitalizing their downtown districts.