I am pleased to announce that the City of Elsa is set to receive a $500,000.00 grant for drainage improvements and equipment purchases for the city's water plant. I informed the mayor of the award which is being made available from 2008 Supplemental Disaster Recovery Fund grants as a result of damage incurred by Hurricane Dolly. The Texas Department of Rural Affairs, Disaster Recovery Division is the administrator of the program.
Hurricane Dolly dealt our community a heavy blow. We are now starting to see the federal and state government step in and provide important funding for infrastructure improvements. The hurricane exposed some flaws in that infrastructure and I applaud the city of Elsa and its leaders for the work they have done to address some of those concerns.
The $500,000.00 grant will be used to purchase a permanent generator to be installed at the city's water plant. The generator will be used to address power failures at the water plant. Drainage improvements include the removal of brush, excess silt and trash for the ditches south of the Salinas Hinojosa Subdivision. Culverts will be replaced on Ciro Caceres Rd. and Mile 4 West and Mile 4 West and S. Hwy. 107. Work will also include drainage improvements to ditches north of Abel Subdivision and culvert work on Mile 6 West and Mile 17 North.
The grant award is made available from Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding associated with the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act administered by the Unites States Department of Housing and Urban Affairs. This funding comes soon after the city of Elsa was awarded over $6.4 million in grants from the Texas Water Development Board for sewer improvements. The city has also submitted a proposal for a $5 million grant for water improvements.
I met with the Mayor of Elsa, Senovio Castillo, yesterday afternoon to share the good news. He was looking forward to moving forward on addressing their city's infrastructure issue.
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