Federal tax dollars coming to SE Minnesota infrastructure
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(ABC 6 News) – Congress is coming together to pass a federal spending bill, with some money coming to southern Minnesota.
Senator Tine Smith (DFL-Minn.) helped secure funding for projects in Albert Lea and Rochester.
“So, what’s great about this, is important initiatives that the local community wants to see are getting help, and we’re also bringing federal tax dollars back to Rochester and Albert Lea and that part of the state, to make are the communities have what they need to be able to really survive and thrive,” said Smith.
Those projects include improvements to the waste water facility in Albert Lea and the construction of a new interchange on Highway 14 west of Rochester.