More than $17.5M in CDBG funding allocated to 23 communities

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Twenty-three S.C. communities will receive a share of more than $17.5 million in Community Development Block Grant funding for public improvement projects.

The S.C. Department of Commerce awards the funds, allocated annually by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, in the fall and spring of each year. Recipients are selected through a statewide competitive process, and local governments receiving funds must provide at least a 10% match.

Selected projects must meet at least one of three objectives: benefit low- to moderate-income individuals; aid in the prevention or elimination of blight; or meet other urgent community needs where existing conditions pose a serious threat to public welfare.

“In South Carolina, we work hard to ensure that economic development touches every corner of our state, and the CDBG program is an important tool in our arsenal for overall improvement,” S.C. Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt said in a news release. “To further attract investments to our communities, we need to preserve the remarkable quality of life that exists throughout our state, and these public projects are critical to doing just that.”

The projects, slated to benefit more than 27,700 S.C. residents, are:

• City of Bishopville, $750,000, wastewater treatment plant upgrades
• Town of Carlisle, $716,050, pump station upgrades
• Chester County, $674,00, Dawson Drive sewer upgrade
• City of Clinton, $750,000, Clinton Mill Village sewer upgrade
• City of Dillon, $725,000, Rosewood and St. Stephens pump station upgrade
• Town of Estill, $750,000, southwest quadrant water upgrade
• Florence County, $950,775, Timmonsville northwest quadrant sewer line upgrade
• Georgetown County, $514,921, Isaac Drive water extension
• Greenwood County, $750,000, Baptist area sewer upgrade
• Jasper County, $1,022,223, Church Road area drainage improvements
• City of Lancaster, $750,000, Williams Estate/Basin 19 sewer upgrade
• Laurens County, $715,000, Highway 56/76 sewer upgrades
• City of Liberty, $340,500, Odell lift station and sewer line upgrade
• Town of Lockhart, $874,595, Lockhart Drive water upgrade
• City of Marion, $882,372, wastewater treatment plant berm and pump stations
• Town of Monetta, $969,000, elevated water tank
• Town of Norway, $622,065, Harrison Avenue water upgrade
• City of Pickens, $563,500, wastewater treatment plant UV disinfection system
• Town of Port Royal, $838,851, Royal Palms/Narcissus Lane sewer extension
• Town of Stuckey, $226,842, Henrytown water connections
• City of Walterboro, $1,348,758, Black Street/Sub Basin 12 sewer upgrade
• Town of Willison, $1,000,000, water system improvements
• Town of Yemassee, $861,970, water extension/upgrades and sewer extension