Town of Normal to receive state grant for costly water main work

Posted on August 20, 2020

*105th District State Rep. Dan Brady (R-Bloomingon) announced the grant on Wednesday. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)*

By Heart of Illinois ABC

NORMAL – A $590,000 state grant will fund a costly infrastructure repair in the Town of Normal.

With that money, the town government will replace the damaged water main on Oak Street in Normal, 105th District State Rep. Dan Brady (R-Bloomingon) announced on Wednesday.

The funding is awarded through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s (DCEO) Fast-Track Public Infrastructure Grants program, said Brady in a news release.

He said the grant is in addition to $240,000 in DCEO Business Interruption Grants that local communities are sharing to help with Coronavirus-related difficulties.

“With all of our added challenges this year, local budgets are stretched to the breaking point. I am very appreciative of the Administration and DCEO for this much-needed assistance,” Rep. Brady said in a prepared statement.

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