A $500,000 state infrastructure grant will help pay for a storm water project to alleviate flooding in Plymouth, Ohio.
The Ohio Department of Development announced the grant as part of $6 million funds distributed to 13 communities around the state via its critical infrastructure program, reported Richland Source News.
"We're excited to get this grant and excited to get started," stated Mayor Cassaundra Fryman, reported Richland Source News.
The total project is estimated at $970,000, according to the mayor. The village will pay for the remainder from its water fund and also about $130,000 in revenue it received this year from timber sales behind its water treatment plant.
The project will replace 2,420 linear feet of 12-inch storm sewer line and rebuild Baseline Road, according to Richland Source News.
"West Broadway is notorious for having drainage issues during torrential downpours," said Freeman. "It creates hazards for our first responders and also for residents who are dealing with water back flushing into places where it should not go.”
According to Freeman, the current setup makes transport of patients by EMS difficult when floods cut the neighborhood from access by emergency and fire services, reported Richland Source News.
The current storm system is too small, there are not enough drains on the street, and they are spaced too far apart, added the mayor.
Freeman hopes to get started with the work next spring.
Plymouth is the only governmental entity in Richland County to receive the infrastructure grants, reported Richland Source News. The state department of development also announced $6 million in grants to nine other Ohio communities through its neighborhood revitalization program.
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