Water and sewer projects may not spark the imagination with possibilities, but they are crucial to a community’s future growth.
When Houston County commissioners began prioritizing how to spend the $20.6 million allocated for the county in the American Rescue Plan, they looked at projects with long-term impacts – water, sewer, and infrastructure.
People are also reading… Under the $350 billion American Rescue Plan, counties across the country are getting $65.1 billion in direct aid through the plan’s State and Local Coronavirus Fiscal Recovery Funds. State and local governments have until the end of 2024 to obligate funds for projects and until the end of 2026 to spend the federal money.
There are restrictions on how the federal dollars can be spent, and Culver said it’s important that the county ensures that money is spent appropriately. There have been requests to assist volunteer fire departments, nonprofit agencies and others.Here is a breakdown of Houston County’s priority projects:The first allocation set to come up for approval, this Houston County Water Authority project includes a new 250,000 gallon water tank and 16-inch water lines down the U.S.
“We just can’t ask our employees to work under those conditions, and we can’t ask citizens to come into that building and work that way,” he said.These are actually four separate projects being funded by each of the municipalities involved. The county is simply contributing money toward the projects.
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