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Hattiesburg approved for nine grant projects

by: Sethanie Smith Posted: Aug 28, 2023 / 02:47 PM CDT Updated: Aug 28, 2023 / 05:12 PM CDT HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) – During a Hattiesburg City Council meeting in August, council members voted 4-0

by: Sethanie Smith

Posted: Aug 28, 2023 / 02:47 PM CDT

Updated: Aug 28, 2023 / 05:12 PM CDT

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) – During a Hattiesburg City Council meeting in August, council members voted 4-0 to accept six additional grants from the Mississippi Municipality and County Water Infrastructure (MCWI) Grant Program.

Including these six grants, the council adopted resolutions obligating American Rescue Plan Act funding and matching grant funding for nine total water, sewer and storm water projects through the city’s footprint.

“We believe ARPA funds represent a once-in-a-generation opportunity to invest in Hattiesburg’s infrastructure, particularly when it comes to solving longstanding storm water challenges,” said Mayor Toby Barker. “The Mississippi Legislature’s forward-thinking approach in creating match funding for local ARPA infrastructure investments allowed Hattiesburg to turn $12.8 million into more than $22 million in projects over the next few years.”

During the first grant period in September 2022, the city was awarded funding for three project sites. During the second grant period, an additional six projects have qualified and been added to the queue.

In total, these projects total $10,864,807 in grant funding. They include comprehensive water and sewer infrastructure improvements, as well as storm water and drainage projects in the following areas:

Two of these projects – Edwards Street Sewer/Water and Martin Luther King Ave Sewer/Water – already have bids approved by council and are slated to begin later this fall.

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