Area cities were included in project funding to address sewer overflow and stormwater needs in rural communities.
According to a release from the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, “the infrastructure projects receiving funding will make use of plant or soil systems, permeable surfaces, stormwater harvest and reuse, or landscaping to manage stormwater and reduce flows to sewer systems or to surface waters.”
The City of West Point will receive $300,000 for work at Veterans Park.
“It’s going to create a bioswale and a rain garden in the Veterans Park, where we have a really low spot where water tends to accumulate anyway, and the purpose of this grant is to clean that up and also reduce the runoff into the river,” said West Point Mayor Richard Ciresi.
The City of Vine Grove will receive $270,605 for the Rose Creek Stream Restoration Project.
“We’ve had issues with Rose Creek, I would probably say, for at least 20 years, so we have been trying to get the funding together to remedy the issue that we have going on in that area, so to me, this is amazing,” said Vine Grove Mayor Pam Ogden.
The funding comes from the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant Program. Projects are anticipated to be completed by September 2028. Learn more on the Kentucky Division of Water’s website.
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