This week, News Director Terry Frank airs most of local Congressman Nick Langworthy's press conference in the town of Ellicott about 1-million he was able to obtain in the latest House Appropriation's Bill for the town's Fluvanna Water Extention project. The project would pipe better quality water from the city of Jamestown to the area located between the city line, and Townline Road in the town. Langworthy says the project is important because well water safety there is not good... with a survey of the wells showing about 40% of them have water that's not safe for consumption. He says it will help spur new development in that part of the town... and, also provide better water pressure for local fire departments. Chautauqua County Executive P.J. Wendel also noted that improvements to the water supply will also assist with development of the Interstate 86 interchange with Strunk Road. Town Supervisor Janet Bowman thanked Langworthy on behalf of long-time residents who have asked for the project... which is currently in the design phase. Langworthy also talks about the partial government shut-down, which he blamed on Democrats and called "ridiculous" because it continues funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, even with no funding for Homeland Security. We also ask about other matters... including whether he'll be announcing a run for re-election. He would only say that he's busy working for the 23rd Congressional District, and that will come in time.
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