Crawford County was recently notified that their 2015 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application for $500,000 in funding from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) was successful. The application was for the construction of water and fire hydrant infrastructure along Jordan Road and Twin Walk. The project will officially be awarded in October.
The CDBG funds will provide county water to residents within the project area. The project will serve 56 households and 167 residents, of whom, 138 are low-to-moderate income individuals. During the application process, it was discovered that numerous residents in the project area have had issues with their wells, and one home along Jordan Road has recently been lost due to fire. A number of residents expressed interest in signing up for county water in the case of the project being awarded.
The project is estimated to enter into the construction phase in January 2017, being completed by September 2017. Hofstadter and Associates will serve as the project engineer, and the Middle Georgia Regional Commission will administer the grant.