How much federal stimulus money has landed in Montgomery, Chester and Berks (PA) counties? More importantly, how much good has it really done? The most detailed answers are available from the ProPublica Stimulus Recovery Tracker. It's easy to use, and drills down fast to the facts. Just click on the logo above.
The Posts' began stimulus fund reporting for the national ProPublica network 15 months ago.
SANATOGA PA – Tracking the local expenditure of federal economic stimulus funds isn’t something that happens over a weekend, a week, or even a couple of months. The Sanatoga Post, which is a veteran member of the national ProPublica reporting network, has been tracking stimulus grant spending and its effects for the past 15 months.
Did The White House Meet Its Stimulus Goal? The White House says it met its goal of spending 70 percent of the $787 billion stimulus package, but final numbers aren’t in and five agencies have spent less than a quarter of their funds. Click the text link above to read Saturday’s (Oct. 1, 2010) story from ProPublica.
The Post first began its coverage in July 2009, and is pleased to see other area media now helping to determine if the cost actually paid dividends. Below, in reverse chronological order (most recent at top), are more than 30 stimulus tracking stories we’ve already published:
- PennDOT Proclaims 422 Rehab Project Completed
- Engineers Claim PA Roads Worse Now Than In 2006
- 422 Concrete Patching Continues Through Today
- You May Want To Wait To Replace That Heater
- New State Budget Proposes Education Increase
- Future Of Transportation Goes Underground
- Without COLA, Dent Favors Payment
- Stimulus Spot Check: Summer Wave Of Projects Nears Crest
- Federal Stimulus in MontCo Worth $108 Per Person … So Far
- How Berks, Chester Counties Compare In Stimulus Spending
- 422 West Traffic Restrictions Start Monday
- Signs On Route 422 Mark Stimulus Funding
- Recovery Act Signs Cause A Stir
- Posts Join ProPublica Reporting Effort
- State Seeks Money For Storage Tanks
- Chamber Execs, Lawmakers Meet At Capitol
- Drive A Clunker? Trade It, Get A Credit
- Guide Rail Discussion Back On Track
- Secretary: Ed Fund Plan Not An Option
- Fairs Would Suffer Schools’ Plight
- 422 Repairs, Delays Start Tuesday
- Stimulus Lowers District Deficit, Not Taxes
- Township Seeks Police Force Grant
- Seniors Get Extra Payment
- Poll: Economic Trust In Government Wanes
- County Gets Energy Project Stimulus Cash
- Help Welcomed As Home Sales Keep Falling
- No TV Converter Box? No Problem
- Stimulus Can Be A Local Money Pump
- Dent Says Recovery Bill Needs Work
- Second Chance For A Tax Rebate
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Hi, Joe -
Thanks for the list of stimulus tracking stories. I had not been following this and had no idea of the extent of your coverage. That is an amazing and valuable accomplishment! Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have some reading to do.
Sue
Sue, thanks.
Good to see that projects hit our area. A lot of folks think the money was wasted yet it has served and employed people during this time of economic downturn. We Americans need to get our act together and start buying products made here not China. Every time you buy a Chinese product some American worker or company loses his job or the company shuts down. Think about it, look at what you buy.
The Stimulus money is money invested here.
That’s good.