Congressman Mike Lawler announced a $1 million relief fund to support small businesses in North Rockland impacted by construction along Route 9W tied to the Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE) project.
Establish a $1 million relief fund for small businesses impacted by CHPE construction.
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Lawler announced a $1 million relief fund to support small businesses in North Rockland impacted by Route 9W CHPE construction. His office said the North Rockland Chamber, Community Foundation, and Lawler's office would establish an application process and that the Community Foundation would oversee the fund.
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News 12 reported that CHPE contractors had agreed to provide $1 million in relief funds, but Chamber Vice President Mari Rodriguez said the application process was supposed to begin that week and CHPE and local nonprofits were running behind.
Assessments
Lawler appears to have materially advanced the promised outcome during his current House term: official and local reporting credit him with advocacy and negotiations that produced a $1 million CHPE/Blackstone relief commitment and a planned fund administered by the Community Foundation for affected North Rockland small businesses. However, the available evidence does not confirm that the fund was fully operational, taking applications, or distributing relief; later reporting said the application process was delayed. That supports partial credit rather than full delivery.