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State Rep. Gloria Mendoza urges small cities to submit capital projects after $83M in district funding
Summary
State Representative Gloria Mendoza told Mabton leaders her office will help prepare capital-budget applications after the delegation secured about $83 million for cities across District 14 and a $13.38 million supplemental for district projects.
State Representative Gloria Mendoza, who identified herself as the District 14 lawmaker, visited Mabton to encourage the city to prepare capital-budget project requests and to offer legislative staff help with applications.
“For the first year, we reached out to every single city ... and we brought back $83,000,000 to our cities,” Mendoza said, urging officials to work with their engineers and her legislative assistant when assembling applications. She also described a supplemental award that returned “$13,380,000 to our district,” which she said included projects spanning small towns in the region.
Mendoza described her background in small-town government and workforce training and said her office will act as a resource: staff will assist with applications and advocate for projects before the capital-budget committee. She told council members to identify priorities and cost estimates so the district team can press for funding in Olympia.
Council members asked about audit and grant timing; Mendoza and her staff advised contacting the legislative office early and said applications can be revised before final committee decisions. She distributed a session report with contact information and a list of bills she sponsored.
The visit was framed as outreach to small cities that have struggled to get attention from state agencies. The council did not take a formal vote; Mendoza’s offer was made as part of general district outreach and follow-up assistance.
