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Hazleton Looking for Stimulus Money

Hazleton Looking for Stimulus Money - Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 5:07PM EST

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 @ 05:07pm EST
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HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY- Officials want the Obama administration to show them the money. The stimulus money. They're working on a new transportation center in the city. It could help create new jobs. But Hazleton mayor Lou Barletta says his request for federal money for the Intermodel Center has fallen on deaf ears. The mayor says they need 11 million dollars for a parking garage. Barletta says it will create new jobs and boost the struggling economy.