‘We're pushing for it:' Centre County sewer project funding at risk
UNIONVILLE, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Centre County community is relying on a grant to fix an aging sewer system, but now that grant could be in jeopardy.
Eagle Creek is a Unionville subdivision with a faulty sewer system. They have known for years that it would need to be connected to a nearby sewer line, but a $1.8 million price tag is slowing progress.
County officials applied for Pennsylvania's Community Development Block Grant and expected to see the decision in April 2025. Now they are saying Congress could eliminate the grant entirely, which would leave the project without funding.
'We're pushing for it,' Commissioner Chair Mark Higgins said. 'We are actually out burning some political capital with the state to try to keep that on the list.'
It is unclear when a final decision will be made on the grant. Officials have expressed concerns about being able to move forward with the project without the extra funding from the grant.
A grant application with the same project has been rejected once before.
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