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| Abingdon Gettng in Line for Stimulus Money for Water Projets |
The city of Abingdon is taking a crack at getting some of the federal stimulus money that's going to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to complete a couple of so-called shovel ready projects.
City Engineer Kevan Cooper of the local firm Bruner, Cooper and Zuck told the city council Monday night that the funds will be made available by the IEPA through its revolving loan account. Cooper said the city should take advantage of the extra money that's being made available by submitting two water projects estimated to cost $550,000.
Abingdon Mayor Steve Darmer tells WGIL the funding would go a long way in helping the city continue much needed infrastructure work.
"There's money out there. It's $300,000 to replace our fire hydrants. We could get the money and only (have to) pay 75 percent of that and the rest of it would be just like grant money, 25 percent. So that's really exciting and we could continue on the road of getting our infrastructure ready for growth here in town and we're making really good progress."
One project involves replacing 150 hydrants in town, some of which Darmer says are around 100 years old. The city also wants to replace all of its residential water meters. Darmer says officials started that project piecemeal, replacing what they could afford every month.
City Attorney Jack Ball will draft an ordinance that basically says the city promises to pay back the money it's hoping to borrow, and aldermen will hear it on first reading during the next meeting in two weeks. |
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| 03 03 09 by Newsroom |
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