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Governor approves water grant for Pheba |
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Wednesday, 30 July 2008 |
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Gov. Haley Barbour advised the Clay County Board of Supervisors Monday the application for Emergency Public Facilities funds through the Community Development Block Grant program has been approved.
In a letter, Barbour commended the supervisors for their commitment in addressing the community development needs of Mississippi and helping improve the quality of life in their community.
Billy White Road was not included in the Sun Creek Water Association when the association was formed. Residents who lived on the road had wells, but the wells have dried up. The expense to add them to Sun Creek Water Association was too great for the residents to afford. In April, when the Health Department found the wells were contaminated, the residents qualified to apply for the CDBG grant program for emergency situation. Residents on have four months to complete environmental requirements.
Tim and Lynn Bridgance, a family on Billy White Road, have been hauling a tank, which holds 500 gallons of water, from her mother’s house. Lynn Bridgance washes dishes, drinks and takes baths with the water. They haul once a week, usually on Sunday. She washes clothes at a laundromat to prevent using the water up too quickly. She waters her animals with rain water they collect in buckets or coolers.
Sun Creek and the Board have been working on this grant since April.
Floyd McKee, District 5 supervisor, was notified of the approval by Robbie Robinson, chancery clerk.
“I called the families... when I heard,” said McKee.
The next step, said McKee, is getting easements and the engineer started on the site. McKee’s hopes to start digging to laying the pipes soon.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 31 July 2008 )
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