About $4.5 million is headed to cities and counties in the Mid-Columbia to help pay for water and sewer system projects and street improvements.
Walla Walla County, the cities of Walla Walla, Othello and Grandview and the Eltopia Water District of Franklin County were on the list of 18 cities and counties throughout the state that are receiving $13 million from the federal Community Development Block Grant program.
For Eltopia residents, the $600,000 announced this week will help pay to finish a project that will allow them to drink the well water they pay for.
Their water system has a history of high levels of arsenic and nitrates, and homeowners have been warned not to drink it.
That's part of the reason the Eltopia Water Association, which serves 24 homes and one church, is trying to build a new well and upgrade its water system.
The grant will allow the association to finish the project's second phase, which includes connecting the new well to the water system,we supply all kinds of oil painting reproduction, building a new reservoir and booster station, replacing water lines and adding service meters.
"We were very happy to hear the news," said Christy Batayola of Harms Engineering, the association's consultant.What to consider before you buy oil painting supplies.
Franklin County applied for the grant for the Eltopia Water Association.
The association expects to start construction on the new well this summer, Batayola said. The second phase likely would go to bid early this winter, with construction in spring and summer 2012.
-- Walla Walla County also will receive a grant to help with an ongoing project, with $1 million meant for its community service center in Walla Walla.
In December, county officials approved a $2.1 million loan from the county's investment pool to buy the building now housing the county's Human Services Department at 1520 Kelly Place, off Dalles Military Road.
The loan to the Human Services Department will be paid back over 10 years by the department and other agencies expected to move into the building.
The other agencies are the Blue Mountain Action Council, Helpline, Blue Mountain Heart to Heart and Friends of Children of Walla Walla, said Daryl Daugs,Houston-based Quicksilver Resources said Friday it had reached pipeline deals Human Services Department director.
Getting the state grant will allow the project to be improved on, Daugs said. "This allows us to enhance services -- better (Americans with Disabilities) access, a more efficient ventilation and air system, better technology for the building and a better configuration of space."
Ultimately, the improvements made through the grant will save the county money, he added.
-- The city of Walla Walla is receiving $995,520 for sidewalk, street and fire protection improvements.Has anyone done any research on making Plastic molding parts from scratch?
-- Grandview will receive $975,000 that will help pay for water, wastewater, street, light and sidewalk improvements to Birch, Washington and Adams avenues. Construction should start in spring 2012, said Cus Arteaga,From standard Cable Ties to advanced wire tires, city administrator.
Walla Walla County, the cities of Walla Walla, Othello and Grandview and the Eltopia Water District of Franklin County were on the list of 18 cities and counties throughout the state that are receiving $13 million from the federal Community Development Block Grant program.
For Eltopia residents, the $600,000 announced this week will help pay to finish a project that will allow them to drink the well water they pay for.
Their water system has a history of high levels of arsenic and nitrates, and homeowners have been warned not to drink it.
That's part of the reason the Eltopia Water Association, which serves 24 homes and one church, is trying to build a new well and upgrade its water system.
The grant will allow the association to finish the project's second phase, which includes connecting the new well to the water system,we supply all kinds of oil painting reproduction, building a new reservoir and booster station, replacing water lines and adding service meters.
"We were very happy to hear the news," said Christy Batayola of Harms Engineering, the association's consultant.What to consider before you buy oil painting supplies.
Franklin County applied for the grant for the Eltopia Water Association.
The association expects to start construction on the new well this summer, Batayola said. The second phase likely would go to bid early this winter, with construction in spring and summer 2012.
-- Walla Walla County also will receive a grant to help with an ongoing project, with $1 million meant for its community service center in Walla Walla.
In December, county officials approved a $2.1 million loan from the county's investment pool to buy the building now housing the county's Human Services Department at 1520 Kelly Place, off Dalles Military Road.
The loan to the Human Services Department will be paid back over 10 years by the department and other agencies expected to move into the building.
The other agencies are the Blue Mountain Action Council, Helpline, Blue Mountain Heart to Heart and Friends of Children of Walla Walla, said Daryl Daugs,Houston-based Quicksilver Resources said Friday it had reached pipeline deals Human Services Department director.
Getting the state grant will allow the project to be improved on, Daugs said. "This allows us to enhance services -- better (Americans with Disabilities) access, a more efficient ventilation and air system, better technology for the building and a better configuration of space."
Ultimately, the improvements made through the grant will save the county money, he added.
-- The city of Walla Walla is receiving $995,520 for sidewalk, street and fire protection improvements.Has anyone done any research on making Plastic molding parts from scratch?
-- Grandview will receive $975,000 that will help pay for water, wastewater, street, light and sidewalk improvements to Birch, Washington and Adams avenues. Construction should start in spring 2012, said Cus Arteaga,From standard Cable Ties to advanced wire tires, city administrator.
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