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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 17, 2005
Contact: Tracy Polovick
Coordinator of Communications and Outreach
(717) 787-8524
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Fifteen Residents Awarded Alternative Fuels Grants, Vance Announces

HARRISBURG – Fifteen residents of the 31st Senatorial District recently were awarded Alternative Fuels Incentive Grants, said Sen. Patricia Vance (R-Cumberland/York).

"I commend those who are receiving grants for their commitment to the environment," Vance said. "Every step we take to improve air and water quality protects our Commonwealth for generations to come."

The Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant program was created to reduce the Commonwealth's dependence on imported oil, improve the Commonwealth's environmental quality and foster economic development by encouraging the transfer and commercialization of innovative energy technologies and the use of fuels indigenous to the Commonwealth. Projects eligible for funding include purchase of alternative fuel vehicles, converting or repowering existing vehicles to operate on an alternative fuel, purchasing and installing alternative fuel refueling facilities, purchasing and installing recharging facilities, and developing and evaluating innovative alternative fuel vehicles and developing refueling or recharging facilities.

Those receiving $800 grants were:

Robert I. Buxton of Mechanicsburg
Richard W. Crum of Mechanicsburg
James and Denise DeSalle of Camp Hill
Kay S. Dowhower of Mechanicsburg
Cathleen A. Fartely of Mechanicsburg
Timothy Hoover of Lewisburg
Andrea C. Jacobsen of Carlisle
Jane Krebs of Carlisle
Sally R. Maurer of Mechanicsburg
David and Janet Powell of Mechanicsburg
Ronald E. Rhoads of Shiremanstown
Janet Ann Ruby of Carlisle
Vernon R. Sealover of Dillsburg
Sharon Sheffer of New Cumberland

Robert Walters of New Cumberland was awarded a $700 grant.

Vance's district includes all of Cumberland County and Carroll, Fairview, Franklin, Monaghan, Warrington and Washington townships and Dillsburg, Franklintown and Wellsville boroughs in York County.