BURNSVILLE AND CLAY RECEIVE $1,325,000 BLOCK GRANTS FOR WATER PROJECTS

(01/24/2015)
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin presented more than $12.3 million in Small Cities Block Grant funds for 14 critical infrastructure projects for communities across West Virginia.

In total, more than $27 million in other federal, state and local funding will support public infrastructure projects for more than 7,300 West Virginia households and improve reliability statewide.

Small Cities Block Grant funding is provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Community Development Division of the West Virginia Development Office manages the administration of these funds.

TOWN OF BURNSVILLE (Braxton County) $1,325,000

This $4.1 million project will extend water service to 68 households along Route 5 and Orlando Road in Braxton County, which currently rely on private wells that provide poor quality water.

CLAY COUNTY COMMISSION $1,325,000

This $2.96 million project will provide safe and reliable water service to 136 households along Pack Fork Road and Independence Road off Route 16 in Clay County, where residents rely on poor quality wells.