CHILDERSBURG, Ala. – Last Friday afternoon, Nov. 4, the Childersburg Water, Sewer, & Gas board announced that Gov. Kay Ivey approved a grant fund amount of $1,745,000 for sanitary sewer improvements.
The funding was granted thanks to the American Rescue Plan Act as well as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed by Pres. Joe Biden last year.
Travis Mizzell, General Manager for Childersburg Water, Sewer, & Gas, explained that the board plans to use the grant money to make improvements to two waste water lagoons along with restoring a portion of main sewage lines throughout the system.
“These funds are going to be put to good use in addressing the most needed areas of our system to ensure we are able to continue providing the best service possible,” said Mizzell, “not only to our customers of today, but for generations to come.”
The funding is “100 percent” covered by the grants, according to Mizzell, and no costs will be incurred to the Water, Sewer, & Gas board.
“Many of us know that there are aging infrastructure issues across the country,” Mizzell added, “and I think this is a step in the right direction to move past that.”
Childersburg is in the midst of improving multiple facets of the community with continuing roadwork along Hwy 280, building a new 132-unit subdivision near Central Alabama Community College (CACC), and establishing new businesses such as the Tractor Supply coming in at the old Winn Dixie location which will be the largest in the state at over 35,000-square feet.
“This is another step in continuation to help improve our city,” said Childersburg Mayor Ken Wesson. “We’re constantly working, researching, and looking for grants.”
Mayor Wesson and the Water, Sewer, & Gas board are using other grant opportunities in the near future to address storm water systems dealing with flooding.
“Thank you to to everyone on the board for those steps [being taken],” Mayor Wesson expressed. “We just want to be the best town we can be for our citizens.”
