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USDA state director visits Franklin County as communities press for water, infrastructure and economic aid after plant closure
Summary
USDA Rural Development State Director Kirk Pearson toured Franklin County June 30, met local officials and residents from Connell, Basin City and other towns, and heard requests for funding for water systems, wastewater, housing and economic recovery after a major employer closed a plant.
USDA Rural Development State Director Kirk Pearson and agency staff visited Franklin County on 2025-06-30 to hear local infrastructure and economic needs, including failing small water systems, sewer challenges and the economic fallout after a potato processing plant closed in Connell.
Pearson described USDA Rural Development’s three program pillars—housing, community facilities and business programs—and said the agency’s goal on this tour is a community assessment to identify projects that could be supported with loans, grants or technical assistance. “We’re nonregulatory,” Pearson told the board and the audience, “but we … want to prop up, especially our local government.” Phil Aigman, USDA regional staff, distributed program…
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