Politics & Government
$400K For Brick Senior Center Part Of Federal Funds NJ To Receive
The township is slated to receive $400,000 for the new Senior Center, which will be housed in the former Brick Volunteer EMS building.
BRICK, NJ — Brick Township is set to receive $400,000 for its Senior Center project from the federal government, one of dozens of New Jersey projects being funded under President Joe Biden's $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill.
New Jersey will receive $178 million for local projects in every county under that bill, which Biden has signed. The bill also provides a substantial increase in spending for domestic and national security, and sends $13.6 billion in emergency aid to Ukraine in its defense against the Russian invasion.
Read More: $1.5 Trillion Omnibus Spending Bill (5 Things To Know)
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Brick Township is converting the former first aid building on Aurora Place to create a more centralized space for its Senior Center, which has been housed at the Veteran of Foreign Wars Post 8867 on Adamston Road.
The first aid building, which is being renovated, allows the town to make it a more centralized location.
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The renovations have been slowed by issues with work that was previously done when the building was housing the former volunteer emergency medical services squad, officials said.
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