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Congratulations Granville: U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger awards village $350k for water treatment plant

Granville 1 of 6 projects selected for federal funds

By Derek Barichello

The village of Granville will receive $350,000 of federal funds to improve its water treatment plant, said U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Channahon), after he approved federal dollars to go toward the project. (Jayce Eustice)

The village of Granville will receive $350,000 of federal funds to improve its water treatment plant.

The project is one of six chosen from the 16th Congressional District by U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Channahon) following the passage of The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022. This act gives Congress members the ability to choose projects from within their district to fund with federal dollars.

The Granville waste water plant is located at 101 High St. The project is one of six chosen to receive federal funds from the 16th Congressional District by U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Channahon) following the passage of The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022. This act gives Congress members the ability to choose projects from within their district to fund with federal dollars. (Jayce Eustice)

Granville’s project will improve and repair the the wastewater treatment plant, which has been in service for several years. In addition, preventative repairs must be made so the plant can service the Granville and Mark communities and businesses, thereby decreasing the chances of catastrophic failure. The funds will be used to make structural and mechanical repairs, as well as recoat the wastewater treatment tanks.

Kinzinger also approved $250,000 for a new ambulance for the village of Dwight, $2 million in funding for Byron water system improvements, $2.35 million for the city of Watseka’s Martin Avenue extension to Courthouse Road, $2 million for the University of Illinois Chicago’s expansion of a health sciences campus in Rockford and $660,000 for an agriculture consortium project at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb.

“Each of the projects that were included in this spending package will make an incredible impact on the recipient communities and be an invaluable use of taxpayer money,” Kinzinger said in a press release Wednesday. “From investments in our water systems and infrastructure safety measures to the development of vital equipment and advancing education, these projects are all worthy of funding and my office is thrilled to continue advocating for more like them as we continue through the remainder of my term.”

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U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Channahon) approved six projects, including one in Granville, to receive federal dollars under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022.

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