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ADECA

October 3, 2016
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Governor awards grant to create jobs in Bullock County
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MONTGOMERY— Gov. Robert Bentley has awarded a $50,040 Community Development Block Grant to help the town of Midway bring a new business to Bullock County.

The town is using the grant funds to install water and sewer infrastructure for a new Dollar General store to be located along U.S. Highway 82. The store will create eight new jobs with more potentially added later.

“It is always great news when jobs are created, particularly in the rural areas of our state,” Bentley said. “The Community Development Block Grant program has helped improve the economic status of a number of small towns and cities throughout Alabama. I am pleased to help the leadership of Midway bring new jobs and a new store to their town.”

The funds will pay for installation of 60 feet of new PVC sewer lines and related sewer improvements. The project also will extend 80 feet of water lines to the store and install additional water lines to provide irrigation for the site.

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is administering the grant from funds made available by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. ADECA administers an array of programs that support law enforcement and traffic safety, economic development, energy conservation, water resource management and recreation development.

“The CDBG program is one of the most important ways ADECA helps our local partners bring in new businesses, create jobs and complete projects that improve the lives of residents,” ADECA Director Jim Byard Jr. said. “This project to help Midway bring new jobs and revenue shows how beneficial these partnerships are for everyone.”

Bentley notified Midway Mayor Mildred Whittington that he had approved the grant.

For an overview of the CDBG program in Alabama, see this video: https://youtu.be/GL51Tk73my0.

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Contact: Russell Sellers, Mike Presley


For more information, visit:  http://www.adeca.alabama.gov/