BAINBRIDGE, Ohio — On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded a million dollar grant to the Village of Bainbridge in Ross County for the installation of a new sewer line and the construction of a 150,000 gallon-per-day wastewater treatment plant. This new sanitation infrastructure is expected to help to provide service for 350 households and 40 businesses in the Village.
“Up-to-date sewer infrastructure is critical to the health and well-being of Ohio families as well as to local communities’ ability to create jobs and compete,” Brown said. “This investment will have a significant economic impact for the Village of Bainbridge.”
In addition to the $1,000,000 grant from ARC, other federal resources will provide an additional$1,000,000, state sources will provide $5,749,999, and local sources will provide $5,727,501, bringing the total project funding to $13,477,500.
ARC is an economic development agency of the federal government. It has a mission to build community capacity and strengthen economic growth in the Appalachian region.
