Tag Archives: CDBG

Two new ambulances are on the way in Clay County to mitigate soaring maintenance costs caused by high-milage units. EMS Director Andy Hall said he expects one ambulance to arrive this fall, while the second remains at least a year from arrival. He said the county had to replace a $16,000 motor for an ambulance recently. He said that money ... Read More »

The City of Livingston will use a new CDBG grant to renovate the Wastewater Treatment Plant. The state grant will pay for $450,000 of a $750,000 project. Mayor Curtis Hayes said the plant was built in 1992 and time has taken its toll on some of the systems. Hayes said the money will go a long way in helping the ... Read More »

White County is looking to add a new ambulance for emergency services with a Community Development Block Grant application. County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson said with long wait times due to supply chain issues, the county decided to plan ahead and apply for a new ambulance before the need became critical. “It’ll be a good thing,” Robinson said. “We have ... Read More »

Fentress County using Community Development Block Grant funding to purchase two ambulances to add to its fleet. County Executive Jimmy Johnson said with the standalone ER almost completed, having the additional ambulances will be a huge benefit. “Of course, they’ll still have to be making runs going out of the county making runs and such,” Johnson said. “But it will ... Read More »

Clay County approved to take the next steps using its grant funding from the Community Block Development Grant program. County Mayor Dale Reagan said the county received three allocations of grant funding to put towards the solid waste department from TDEC. One grant will fund a compactor for the Mount Vernon convenience center. “Right now the way that we’re doing ... Read More »

City of Smithville received more than $900,000 in a T-DOT multimodal access grant for work on Highway 70 in the city limits.. Mayor Josh Miller said they have applied for the multimodal grant for several years, and this was the first time the scope of the project was approved. He said the funding will be put towards the construction of ... Read More »

The Byrdstown Board of Aldermen approved a grant application Monday to fund a water meter replacement project. Mayor Sam Gibson said the town wants to install new meters that would automatically read water use. “The grant would take care of all of our technical equipment here in the office, and then we could save money on the individuals and labor it ... Read More »

Fentress County is trying once more to apply for a Community Development Block Grant to purchase two new ambulances. County Executive Jimmy Johnson said that they missed the grant by just six points last round. He said in the reapplication they hope to address the lost points and get much-needed equipment for the county. “There were several instances up here ... Read More »

Van Buren County will use grant money to purchase new fire protection and rescue gear. Commissioner William Maxwell said new breathing apparatuses, turnout gear and vehicle extraction equipment would bring its five departments up to standards. “This gives us the ability to upgrade these things and get equipment that we would ordinarily not be able to purchase without a grant,” ... Read More »

The city of Baxter will look to more than double the work done through its CDBG Sewer System Improvement Project. City Engineer Tom Bennett said that the original contract had some 32,000 feet of sewer line to scope with camera work. “They are finding a lot of very helpful information,” Bennett said. “The question is going to be what project ... Read More »