SOUTH WAYNE - A grant of more than $400,000 from the state will help the village of South Wayne replace water mains this summer.
South Wayne will receive a $409,5000 grant from the Wisconsin Department of Commerce to help pay for the village's water system, Gov. Jim Doyle announced earlier this week.
The grant will pay for half of the project's $819,000 cost, which pleased village president Karen Peterson.
"We were hoping for anything we could get," Peterson said. "The board and the (village) clerk worked hand-in-hand to get this accomplished."
The water mains on Galena Street from High Street to Center Street and all of Varnum Street will be replaced. The work will require the streets be torn up and replaced.
Peterson said the grant money will come to the village as the project progresses.
Bids for the project have not been let out yet, Peterson said. The village hopes to have the work done by the end of summer of early fall, she added.
According to Doyle, the grant money is used to help communities grow and attract businesses.
"We must continue our support for projects like this to ensure that Wisconsin keeps moving forward," Doyle said.
South Wayne will receive a $409,5000 grant from the Wisconsin Department of Commerce to help pay for the village's water system, Gov. Jim Doyle announced earlier this week.
The grant will pay for half of the project's $819,000 cost, which pleased village president Karen Peterson.
"We were hoping for anything we could get," Peterson said. "The board and the (village) clerk worked hand-in-hand to get this accomplished."
The water mains on Galena Street from High Street to Center Street and all of Varnum Street will be replaced. The work will require the streets be torn up and replaced.
Peterson said the grant money will come to the village as the project progresses.
Bids for the project have not been let out yet, Peterson said. The village hopes to have the work done by the end of summer of early fall, she added.
According to Doyle, the grant money is used to help communities grow and attract businesses.
"We must continue our support for projects like this to ensure that Wisconsin keeps moving forward," Doyle said.