Elizabethtown receives grant to assess wastewater system

Elizabethtown is the recipient of one of eight planning grants from he Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs. The town was awarded a $35,000 wastewater utility grant to assess the wastewater system. That includes the wastewater treatment plant and collection system.

“These grants will allow communities to make significant improvements to the quality of life for their residents,” Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch said. “These small steps on things such as infrastructure and water utilities make a huge difference for these communities.”

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant assists local units of government with various community projects, which include infrastructure improvements, downtown revitalization, public facilities improvements and economic development.