Tom Perez, Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President and Director of White House Government Affairs stopped by Wilmington, N.C. to tour federally funded infrastructure projects across the state.
Over $200 million was granted to help pay for a replacement for the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge. Perez called this time period an “infrastructure decade.”
Perez along with Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo and New Hanover County commissioners met last week, to talk about infrastructure investments in Wilmington like the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge (CFMB).
“Wilmington has been touted as one of the cities in America that has gotten it right,” said Saffo. “This bridge, the replacement of the Cape Fear Memorial, is the top priority of this region and one of the top projects in the state.”
They say investments like the CFMB, help the state prosper in more ways than one.
“These once-in-a-generation infrastructure investments are helping to fuel economic development,” Perez said. ”Smaller communities like Sanford where I was yesterday, it’s in Fayetteville, you know rural North Carolinians have opportunity because we haven’t forgotten about them.”
“These are all impressive projects we have worked on with the state and county,” said Saffo. “They address critical needs of hunger, affordable housing and job training for the 21st century.”
Source: WECT.com, WilmingtonBiz.com
