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Senator Berger tells local councils DOT study funded for US‑220, urges residents to bring local bills early
Summary
Senator Berger updated Stoneville and Wentworth officials on state matters, said the legislature remains in a quiet period before the short session in April–May, and said he helped secure $2 million for a DOT engineering study to segment large highway upgrades (US‑220/US‑29). He encouraged towns to submit local‑bill requests early and offered constituent assistance.
Senator Berger told several Rockingham County town councils in early January that the General Assembly is in an interim, ‘‘quiet’’ period and that the short session is likely to resume in April or May. He urged town officials with local legislative needs to send details to his Raleigh office as soon as possible so his staff can begin drafting and shepherding local bills.
Berger said transportation remains a priority for his office. ‘‘We were able to find $2,000,000 to get DOT to fund the…
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