CUELLAR ANNOUNCES $500,000 in FEDERAL FUNDS to WEBB COUNTY
Written by admin, Sep 29, 2010, 0 Comments
Courtesy Lesley Lopez,
For first-time sewer service to 39 homes
Washington D.C. – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced that Webb County has been granted $500,000 in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development CDBG program, which will be administered through the Texas Department of Rural Affairs (TDRA) under the Texas Community Development Block Grant’s Colonia Construction Fund (CFC).
The funds will be used to implement first-time sewer service to 39 households in the southwestern section of Mirando Colonia, in Webb County. A contractor will install 56,870 linear feet of 4” and 6” sewer line, house to line connections and all necessary appurtenances
“Mirando will see great returns from this investment in the community and I’d like to thank State Reps. Richard Raymond and Ryan Guillen for their hard work and diligence in serving Webb County,” said Congressman Cuellar.
The purpose of the CDBG program is to improve the quality of life for Texans living in colonias with such projects that will primarily benefit low to moderate income households.
