Walker Announces $598,000 Grant
State Representative Howard Walker (R-104, Traverse City) announced last Thursday that the village of Kingsley in northern Michigan has secured a $598,000 state grant. These funds will be used to help improve 5,100 feet of water main.
“This is great news for the village of Kingsley to ensure residents have an adequate water supply that is clean, healthy and safe,” expressed Walker. “These improvements to the water system will help growth and development in the community.”
The grant is part of the $15.3 million Infrastructure Capacity Enhancement Program helping 37 communities upgrade existing infrastructure systems that are deteriorating, obsolete or in need of increased capacity.
Priority was given to projects that were ready to begin construction in the immediate future, had sufficient local matching funds, and had complete preliminary cost estimates. The Kingsley project includes almost $400,000 in additional local funding from the village.
