Robertsdale Awarded Grant For Sewer Improvements

Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $17 million to provide infrastructure improvements in 41 Alabama towns, cities and counties, FOX10 reported. The Community Development Block Grants cover a range of community needs, including water and sewer upgrades, street resurfacing, fire station construction and fire trucks and park upgrades. Robertsdale received one of the largest sums, $500,000, for public sewer improvements in the southeast section of the city. The project will involve replacing or repairing sewer lines and manhole entrances. “Probably no other grant program in Alabama has as widespread an impact or is as celebrated as Community Development Block Grants,” Ivey said. The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs administers the grants with funds provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.