Gov. Timothy M. Kaine last week expanded Virginia’s stimulus Web site,
The state is receiving about $4.8 billion of direct appropriations from the federal stimulus package, not including tax cuts, which will aid Virginia citizens directly, Kaine said.
The governor’s working group is currently evaluating more than 9,000 projects that were submitted to the site, which now includes maps, graphs, charts, and downloadable tables that allow viewers to see where proposals originated, where money is going, and what specific projects and geographic areas are benefiting from recovery plan funding, Kaine said.
“In Virginia — just as in other states across the country — we’ve made transparency and accountability a core part of our program to implement the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act,” he said. “As we work to build a stronger economic future for Virginia, the redesigned [site] will be a central tool to ensure Virginians can see where funds are being used and how the recovery plan is working in our state.”
Recommendations for potential projects will be presented to the governor, who is expected to make final decisions on recovery plan allocations in early April.
