State Rep. Steve Malagari (D., Montgomery) yesterday announced more than $2 million in grants have been awarded to three communities throughout his legislative district to help upgrade water, sewer, storm sewer and flood control infrastructure projects.
The funding will be distributed through two grant programs by the Commonwealth Financing Authority. Details of grant recipients and projects are follows:
PA Small Water and Sewer grants:
“I’m proud to help bring this funding home to upgrade our sewer and stormwater infrastructure. Residents in the affected neighborhoods know just how desperately this funding is needed to get these projects done,” Malagari said. “I heard personally from so many residents of Morwood Road area in Franconia Township regarding the sewer project, so I worked closely with Franconia Township and Franconia Sewer Authority to get this funding to offset project costs.”
“In Hatfield Borough, I worked to secure this much-needed funding after I saw first-hand the urgent need to repair the sinkholes on North Main and West Broad, which had become safety hazards for drivers,” Malagari continued. “This funding upgrades our sewer and stormwater infrastructure and helps us better mitigate future disasters.”
In addition to Malagari, state Sen. Maria Collett also worked on the grant funding for Franconia Township and Hatfield Borough, as well as other municipalities and organizations including the North Wales Water Authority ($882,761), Ambler Borough ($355,093), Borough of Hatboro ($200,000), Horsham Water and Sewer Authority ($298,000) and the Upper Southampton Municipal Authority ($289,000).
“In a district that has experienced some of the highest levels of PFAS water contamination in the country, and as climate change brings increasingly frequent flooding and severe weather to our region, it’s crucial to invest in our water, sewer and stormwater infrastructure,” said Senator Collett. “I’ve heard from our municipal partners about the urgent needs in these areas, and I am proud to have worked with them to secure state funding.”
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