Contact: Cullen Werwie, (608) 267-7303
Project to create 40 jobs
Madison – Governor Scott Walker announced today that the Village of Reeseville, Dodge County, will receive a $300,000 grant from the Community Development Block Grant–Public Facilities (CDBG-PFED) program and a $492,433 grant from the Community Development Block Grant–Public Facilities (CDBG-PF) program of the Department of Commerce (Commerce). The grants will fund wastewater treatment improvements that improve the village’s wastewater treatment system and help support a consolidation and expansion by Specialty Cheese, Inc.
“It is important to assist projects that can upgrade local infrastructure and support business growth,” Governor Walker said. “I’m pleased that we could work with the Village of Reeseville and Specialty Cheese, Inc., on a project that will create jobs in Dodge County.”
Founded in 1992, Specialty Cheese, Inc., produces a variety of cheeses. Its business strategy targets Mid-Eastern and Hispanic markets. The company operates several plants in the area and wants to consolidate two of these operations in Reeseville. Total private investment is $4.0 million. The project will create 40 jobs.
The village will use its CDBG-PFED funds for a pump station, pretreatment system, and associated equipment to meet the wastewater treatment needs of the consolidated and expanded Specialty Cheese, Inc. plant.
The village’s current wastewater treatment plant is due for an upgrade. The CDBG-PF funds will be used for lagoon expansion, new aeration and disinfection equipment, and lift station and pump upgrades. Total public investment in the two projects is $2.8 million.
CDBG-PF grants play an important role in helping communities finance a wide range of projects designed to enhance the economic vitality of the community through the provision of community infrastructure, the expansion of tax base, job creation, and increased private investment in downtowns.
For more information on Commerce programs and services, contact Jason Scott, Commerce, (608) 261-7714.
