Contact: Tom Thieding, 608-267-9661
MADISON – Governor Scott Walker announced today that the Town of Sumpter, Sauk County, will receive a $220,000 grant from the Community Development Block Grant – Public Facilities (CDBG-PF) program administered by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) to help improve water and sewer in the Bluffview Sanitary District.
“This project will contribute significantly to enhancing water quality and reliability of the Bluffview Sanitary District in the Town of Sumpter,” said Governor Walker. “Our assistance in this project is an important investment in the infrastructure, economic development and safety of the community and its residents.”
The grant will help finance a $735,000 project to add disinfection equipment to the well houses, install a master water metering system, rebuild an existing sanitary lift station and install new pumps and controls in order to provide increased reliability of the system. The Bluffview Sanitary District was created by the Town in 2002 as a result of the closure of the Badger Army Ammunition Plan. The project is to be completed by September 2012.
The CDBG-PF program is a versatile financing tool for general-purpose local units of government in need of funds to undertake needed infrastructure and public building projects. The program is designed to enhance the vitality of a community by undertaking public investment that contributes to its overall community and economic development.
The WEDC is Wisconsin’s lead economic development agency. Created in statute as a public authority, the WEDC is responsible for economic development activities previously administered by the Department of Commerce, a state agency eliminated on July 1, 2011.
