The city of Charleston has been awarded $600,000 in Community Development Block Grant Public Facilities funds to make needed improvements to the municipality’s aging sewer system.
Gov. Tate Reeves revealed Monday that, in all, $23 million in funds had been approved through the Mississippi Development Authority for public facilities projects in cities and counties around the state.
Charleston Mayor Sedrick Smith Sr. said funds will be used on “a long-awaited sewer project that we’ve been planning,” adding, “We’re really excited about it.”
The mayor said the money will help to address some known areas of need within the city’s sewer system based on firsthand knowledge.
“Our sewer and water operators are out there and know more about it, and they have kept records and evaluated where the problem areas are, and that’s how we chose the locations,” Smith noted.
The mayor said the planned project “will not take care of every sewer problem, but we will be continuing to apply for grant funds to see if we can qualify for another” award to continue the work.
The complete list of CDBG Public Facilities grants recipients, totaling $23,035,043.12, is as follows:
Anguilla: Stormwater Drainage, $300,000
Arcola: Sewer Improvements, $300,000
Belzoni: Sewer Improvements, $573,406
Braxton: Road Improvements, $562,140
Brookhaven: Sewer Improvements, $602,742
Cary: Sewer Improvements, $592,990
Charleston: Sewer Improvements, $600,000
Columbia: Sewer Improvements, $349,950
Como: Sewer Improvements, $598,407
Crystal Springs: Water Improvements, $646,669.73
Drew: Sewer Improvements, $587,822.92
Edwards: Stormwater Drainage, $556,250
Ellisville: Sewer Improvements, $599,355
Gloster: Sewer Improvements, $449,589
Houston: Sewer Improvements, $750,000
Isola: Sewer Improvements, $342,000
Jones County: ADA Improvements, $384,353
Lauderdale County: Fire Improvements, $451,275.28
Magnolia: Sewer Improvements, $596,906.38
McLain: Sewer Improvements, $596,250
Moorhead: Road Improvements, $211,278
Pachuta: Sewer Improvements, $596,700
Pelahatchie: Sewer Improvements, $599,400
Philadelphia: Public Building Renovation, $625,458.32
Pickens: Sewer Improvements, $599,630
Pittsboro: Water Improvements, $599,752
Plantersville: Water Improvements, $600,000
Richton: Sewer Improvements, $600,000
Rienzi: Sewer Improvements, $600,000
Rosedale: Water Improvements, $600,000
Sandersville: Sewer Improvements, $579,850
Shubuta: Sewer Improvements, $599,996
Sidon: Sewer Improvements, $549,344.63
Smith County: ADA Improvements, $635,382
Starkville: Sewer Improvements, $698,448.36
Taylorsville: Sewer Improvements, $600,000
Terry: Sewer Improvements, $600,000
Union: Sewer Improvements, $599,697.50
Union County: Water Improvements, $750,000
Vaiden: Sewer Improvements, $600,000
Washington County: Sewer Improvements, $750,000
