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Montlair wins $1.85 million in congressional project requests; officials say funds remain contingent on FY26 appropriations
Summary
Outside consultants told the Montlair City Council that Representative Torres secured $850,000 for a fire-department tiller truck and Senator Adam Schiff secured $1 million for a 2.42-acre community park, but both requests remain subject to completion of FY26 appropriations and a partial federal shutdown.
David Church, a consultant for the city, and Jamie Jones, who worked with city staff on congressional requests, updated the Montlair City Council on federal project funding the city has had advanced in the FY26 appropriations process.
Jones told the council that Representative Norma Torres had secured a $850,000 House request for a tractor-tiller truck intended to improve the fire department’s reach and maneuverability in structural fires. He added that Senator Adam Schiff’s Senate submission included a $1 million request to develop a 2.42-acre community park on a former police impound lot, with native landscaping, an interpretive…
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