SCHUMER DELIVERS OVER $2.3 MILLION FOR UTICA THROUGH INFLATION REDUCTION ACT TO TRANSFORM CITY WITH THOUSANDS OF NEW TREES, INCREASING GREEN SPACE AND PLANTING THE SEED FOR A BRIGHTER CLEANER FUTURE FOR UTICA'S NEIGHBORHOODS

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"Utica get out your gardening gloves and dust off your shovels because over $2.3 million in federal funding is on the way to plant thousands of new trees across the city and seed a brighter future for the community. For too long Utica residents have been left out of the shade, with parks and neighborhoods that lacked the lush trees that families love. But with this over $2.3 million investment now heading to Utica, we can grow a greener environment and healthier future for families across Utica. The famous children's book says a tree is nice, but I say thousands of more trees for Utica is very very nice! I fought hard to plant this funding in the Inflation Reduction Act so that places like Utica, and cities across Upstate New York, could have access to the funding they have long needed to breathe new life into our neighborhoods. Now, a greener, healthier, and more equitable Utica can finally take root, and we can all watch it blossom together."

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