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Appling County: $1M CDBG awarded for storm drainage, street repairs in four neighborhoods
Summary
A $1 million Community Development Block Grant will fund storm drainage and street improvements on Manning Williams Road, David Williams Road, Coot Jones Street and Gibbs Street, targeting low- and moderate-income residents; work is expected to begin within a year.
The Appling County Board of Commissioners heard a public hearing Nov. 4 on a $1,000,000 Community Development Block Grant that will fund essential storm drainage and street improvements in four residential areas.
Rich Bennett, director of economic and community development for the Heart of Georgia Regional Commission, told the board the project targets Manning Williams Road, David Williams Road, Coot Jones Street and Gibbs Street. He said the improvements are intended to reduce severe flooding, enhance safety and accessibility and primarily benefit low- and moderate-income residents. Bennett said the project is expected to begin within a year.
County Manager Reid Lovett and Chairman Leslie Burch were present during the presentation and the board received the hearing information as part of the meeting record. No formal vote to accept the grant award was recorded in the Nov. 4 minutes; Bennett presented project scope and timing and emphasized the CDBG’s focus on vulnerable residents.
The project description presented to the board identifies storm drainage and street work as the principal activities; specific construction schedules, contractors and exact funding suballocations were not specified in the meeting record. The board did not set a contractor or timeline beyond the statement that the project will begin within a year.
The county will proceed with the statutory requirements for a CDBG public process and project administration through the Heart of Georgia Regional Commission and county staff. The hearing record reflects the county’s intent to use the grant funds to address chronic flooding in the named neighborhoods.
