The Department of Transportation is refusing to follow through on a $5.6 million earmark by Paul Kanjorski.
The original earmark was in the 2005 Transportation Bill and authorized a parking garage to be constructed onto the Kanjorski Center--built in Naticoke in 1993 which is currently empty.
However, the Hill reports that the earmark does not meet federal standards. Federal funds are allowed for parking garages "only if they are connected to other public transportation facilities outside a business area with a population of 50,000 or more, or if it serves high-occupancy vehicles (HOVs) and public mass transportation passengers."
Kanjorski acknowledged the earmark encountered problems, but suggested the problem could be resolved. Other Kanjorski transportation earmarks have encountered similar problems and were re-written to conform to federal regulations.
Kanjorski issued a statement asserting: “It became clear from discussions that I had between local officials and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation officials that some clarifying language was necessary for a few of the projects that I requested funding for in order to meet the local needs."
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Typical kanjorski .. He get out in front of the media and makes promises that he can't keep ...
like moving sidewalks in Wilkes Barre and a Monorail to New York ...
Go away Paul .. Go away in handcuffs... The money you earmarked for your family to steal was a criminal act....
signed,
waiting for the handcuffs
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