Sarnia-Lambton's share of federal gas tax funding this year amounts to nearly $6.7-million.
Of that amount, the county of Lambton's take is $3.6-million while the city of Sarnia gets about $2.1-million.
MP Pat Davidson says it's the first installment of the annual $2-billion transfer to municipalities across the country.
County warden Bev MacDougall says yearly, predictable gas tax funding helps communities maintain roads, bridges and culverts.
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Other Lambton municipalities getting funding include: St. Clair Twp. at $420,000, Plympton-Wyoming $219,000, Petrolia $160,000, Ennsikillen about $85,000, Point Edward nearly $59,000 and Oil Springs $20,000.
Since the program began, the federal Gas Tax Fund has made $15-billion available for local infrastructure coast to coast.
