{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/nearly-9-million-for-community-centers-and-municipal-buildings-secured-by-senator-collins-in-funding-bill", "Nearly $9 Million for Community Centers and Municipal Buildings Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill", "2025-11-12", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "GA", "Mike Collins", "C001129", "www.collins.senate.gov", "collins", "https://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "The funding now heads to the President to be signed into law\n\nWashington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $8,694,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for community centers and municipal buildings throughout Maine in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration Appropriations bill. The projects in this bill were approved as part of the negotiation that Senator Collins led to reopen the federal government. The legislation, which was officially approved by the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, will now be signed into law by the President.\n\n\u201cCommunity centers and municipal facilities house important services for residents throughout Maine,\u201d said Senator Collins. \u201cThis funding will support upgrades and renovations to facilities that provide everything from emergency shelters to town offices and community meeting spaces. As the Chair of the Appropriations Committee, I worked hard to secure this important funding.\u201d\n\nFunding secured by Senator Collins for Maine community centers and municipal buildings in the FY 2026 Agriculture bills is as follows:\n\nLittleton Town Garage\n\nRecipient: Town of Littleton\n\nProject Location: Littleton, ME\n\nAmount Requested: $896,000\n\nProject Purpose: To construct a garage for municipal vehicles and equipment.\n\nNorthport Community Center and Town Office\n\nRecipient: Town of Northport\n\nProject Location: Northport, ME\n\nAmount Requested: $2,325,000\n\nProject Purpose: To construct a facility to consolidate the town office and community center, which would also serve as an emergency shelter.\n\nPenobscot Storage Facility\n\nRecipient: Town of Penobscot\n\nProject Location: Penobscot, ME\n\nAmount Requested: $1,429,000\n\nProject Purpose: To relocate the salt and sand storage facility.\n\nSearsmont Storage Facility\n\nRecipient: Town of Searsmont\n\nProject Location: Searsmont, ME\n\nAmount Requested: $970,000\n\nProject Purpose: To construct a salt and sand storage facility.\n\nTown of Solon Public Works and Garage\n\nRecipient: Town of Solon\n\nProject Location: Solon, ME\n\nAmount Requested: $1,500,000\n\nProject Purpose: To construct a public works and transportation garage.\n\nWestfield Town Garage\n\nRecipient: Town of Westfield\n\nProject Location: Westfield, ME\n\nAmount Requested: $1,574,000\n\nProject Purpose: To construct a town garage.\n\nIn 2021, Congress reinstituted Congressionally Directed Spending. Following this decision, Senator Collins has secured more than $1 billion for hundreds of Maine projects for FY 2022, FY 2023, and FY 2024. As the Chair of the Appropriations Committee, Senator Collins is committed to championing targeted investments that will benefit Maine communities.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/nearly-9-million-for-community-centers-and-municipal-buildings-secured-by-senator-collins-in-funding-bill"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.596459886059165, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}