Community Development Assistance Program Public Facilities Awards Announced
By STEVE McCLURE, Director, DCCA
On October 1, 1990 the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (DCCA) awarded more than $18.4 million in grants to 81 communities through the Community Development Assistance Program (CDAP). The funds were awarded through the annual Public Facilities Program that assists eligible communities with critical public facilities needs.
This year's program illustrates the problems that result when infrastructure fails to keep pace and small communities are unable to finance their basic needs. While these grants cannot solve all of the problems, at least these 81 communities will have access to safe water and sewer systems.
From Freeport in Northern Illinois to Cairo in the south, these grants will assist communities throughout the State in carrying out needed improvements in their public facilities.
For example, residents of Babcock Acres have been coping with major water problems, with water so badly polluted that sinks and bathtubs had to be disinfected daily. The residents recently annexed to East Moline in an attempt to solve the water problems, but that community could not afford the total cost of extending these public facilities. CDAP funds in the amount of $200,000 will help extend water and sewer lines to this area.
Hanna City, in Peoria County, is currently on the IEPA's restricted status list, like many other small communities, because it must discharge waste into ravines due to deficiencies in its sewer system. A $300,000 CDAP grant will help alleviate the problems.
Farmers and other residents in the Alexander area of Morgan County have been forced to truck water from Franklin for several years due to the poor well quality in the area. Royalton has its own water system, but it has deteriorated so badly that, in the past year, more than sixty-eight water line breaks have been reported. Morgan County will receive $400,000 to help extend water lines to Alexander, and Royalton will replace water lines with its $319,477 grant.
The Community Development Assistance Program remains an important community development tool. The need however is far greater than can be financed through this program. Applications were received totaling more than $45 million, yet only $18.4 million was available.
The Community Development Assistance Program is funded through a block grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). DCCA awards the grants on a statewide competitive basis to local governments in communities with populations of 50,000 or less. Communities within the six large urban counties that receive funding directly from HUD are not eligible to receive CDAP grants.
DCCA annually awards CDAP public facilities grants in amounts up to $400,000 for projects that remedy a threat to public health or safety. At least 51 percent of the benefit derived from the projects must be to low- to moderate-income people. Below is a list of CDAP projects that were funded this year.
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1990 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Public Facilities Projects
Applicant (County)
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Project
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Amount Awarded
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Albion (Edwards)
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New well and water lines
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$400,00
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Alvin (Vermilion)
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Water treatment plant improvement
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84,900
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Arcola (Douglas)
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Upgrade water treatment
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167,500
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Arenzville (Cass)
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Water system improvements
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327,658
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Arlington (Bureau)
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Water system improvements
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156,000
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Aroma Park (Kankakee)
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New water well
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84,000
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Auburn (Sangamon)
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New water mains
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294,750
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Aurora Township (Kane)
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Storm water svstem
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323,271
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Batchtown (Calhoun)
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Water treatment plant improvement
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146,625
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Big Mound Township (Wayne)
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Construct water lines
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201,226
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Bluford (Jefferson)
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Water storage facility
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219,000
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Cairo (Alexander)
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Sewer line replacement
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100,000
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Carthane (Hancock)
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Water main extension
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345,000
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Chandlerville (Cass)
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Water supply improvements
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194,338
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Cisne (Wayne)
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Install sewer lines
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158,250
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Clinton County
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Water distribution system
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360,000
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Colchester (McDonouuh)
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Water main replacement
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306,000
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Creston (Ogle)
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Water system improvements
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305,000
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Crossville (White)
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Water system improvements
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370,000
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Cutler (Perry)
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Water distribution system
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175,000
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Dallas City (Hancock)
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Water treatment plant improvement
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283,000
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DePue (Bureau)
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Sewage treatment plant improvement
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145,000
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DeSoto (Jackson)
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Water improvement project
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149,500
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Dongola (Union)
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Water system improvements
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154,161
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Dover (Bureau)
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Water system improvements
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60,500
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E. Cape Girardeau (Alexander)
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Elevated storage tank
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152,000
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East Moline (Rock Island)
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Extend water and sewer utilities
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200,000
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Edwards County
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Water system improvements
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375,000
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Effingham County
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Extend water service
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350,000
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Eldorado (Saline)
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Drainage project
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100,000
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Elkville (Jackson)
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Extend water distribution system
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49,125
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Ellis Grove (Randolph)
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Upgrade lagoon
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54,600
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Emington (Livingston)
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Water facility improvements
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129,625
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Farmington ( Peoria)
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Distribution system iniprovements
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325,000
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Flora (Clay )
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Replace old water tank
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350,000
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Freeport (Stephenson)
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Sanitary sewer extension
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191,184
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Fulton County
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Construct public water system
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395,000
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Gallatin County
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Water storage tank
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350,000
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Georgetown (Vermilion)
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Sanitary sewer system improvement
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285,000
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Gilman (Iroquois)
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New water main
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268,650
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Hanna City (Peoria)
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Sanitary system improvements
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300,000
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Harrisburg (Saline)
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Sewer line extension
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164,5000
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Hecker (Monroe)
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New water tower
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340,000
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Heyworth (Mclean)
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Improve distribution system
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200,000
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Hillsboro (Montgomery )
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Sanitary sewer system
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316,088
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Ina (Jefferson)
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Improve sewer system
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87,200
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Jasper County
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Extend water service
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400,000
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Johnson County
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Extend water lines
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168,000
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Jonesboro (Union)
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Sewer improvements
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217,000
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Kewanee (Henry)
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Water line replacement
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300,000
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Applicant (County)
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Project
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Amount Awarded
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LaSalle (LaSalle)
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Water system renovtion
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200,000
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Lewistown (Fulton)
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Water system improyements
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235,825
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Lostant (LaSalle)
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Water system renovation
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385,000
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Macomb McDonough)
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Water main replacement
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208,274
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Malden (Bureau)
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Water storage
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103,600
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Mark (Putnam)
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Sewer collection system
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385,000
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Massac County
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Water line replacement
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88,500
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Minonk (Woodford)
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Construct treatment plant
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300,00
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Morgan County
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Water line extension
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400,000
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Muddy (Saline)
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Upgrade treatment facility
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200,000
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Odin (Marion)
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Replace water line
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170,813
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Olmstead (Pulaski)
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Water works improvements
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25,000
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Pembroke Township (Kankakee
|
Water lines and mains
|
394,000
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Perry (Pike)
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Improve water treatment plant
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158,570
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Raleigh (Saline)
|
Sanitary sewer collection system
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250,000
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Raritan (Henderson)
|
Water supply improvements
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144,730
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Rockton (Winnebago)
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Construct water mains
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200,00
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Rosclare (Hardin)
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Upgrade water system
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194,500
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Royalton (Franklin)
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Improve public water system
|
319,477
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Salem (Marion)
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Extend potable water service
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168,400
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Saline County
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Water line extension
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175,000
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Shelbyville (Shelby)
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Sewer main improvements
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60,000
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Sherrard (Rock Island)
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Waater storage tank
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84,000
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Sidell (Vermilion)
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Water system improvements
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137,250
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Thebes (Alexander)
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New well
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66,000
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Towanda (McLean)
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Replace water mains
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257,700
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Vermont (Fulton)
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Water supply improvements
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384,000
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Vienna (Johnson)
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Water system improvements
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350,000
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Wabash Comity
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Water system improvements
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375,000
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White City (Macoupin)
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Construct collection system
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390,000
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Witt (Montgomery)
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Sanitary sewer replacement
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42,560
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TOTAL AWARDED
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$18,432,350
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