Mayor Scott Vandermyde announced that the City of Morrison has been selected to receive a $1,271,782 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for Public Infrastructure. As part of the CDBG program funded by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) will award a total of $57 million for 54 infrastructure projects. These will enable communities in non-metropolitan areas to make critical repairs to water, sewer, and drainage infrastructure, to enhance safety and quality of life for residents.
“Since day one as Governor, it has been my priority to ensure that every family, individual, and child in Illinois has access to safe and healthy water, housing, and infrastructure,” said Governor Pritzker. “That’s what my administration’s Rebuild Illinois capital plan is all about….Now, in further partnership with the Federal Government, over 50 projects across Illinois will receive grants, to support projects that will better our communities for years to come.”
With the help of Fehr Graham [engineering] and this grant award, the City of Morrison will continue working on a multiphase initiative, focused on infrastructure improvements. Specifically, this grant award will fund a project to add cured-in-place lining to sanitary sewer lines.
Mayor Vandermyde stated, “We are excited and proud to have received this grant award. This funding will allow the City of Morrison to complete another significant infrastructure project, without adding directly to the local burden of our Community to pay for such a project.”
This project will stay within the [time] limits of the grant funding and is expected to be completed in 2024.