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Connell, West Richland Get State Infrastructure Funding
Connell and West Richland will be receiving some of the $220 million in infrastructure funding announced this week by the Washington State Department of Public Works.
A total of 61 projects statewide will benefit
According to the Public Works Board (PWB) the criteria for awarding the funding included a mean household income 25 percent below the state average, A three-year average county-level unemployment rate 20% above the state’s average, an affordability index between 2 and 3 percent, and a Debt Service Coverage Ratio between 1.1% to 1.19%.
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Connell will receive $2 million dollars for a water project including pipe replacements, that project qualified as distressed.
West Richland will be receiving $3.3 million to replace its Water Well #3. The funding is slated to be released this fall, with project to follow.
They are the only southeastern WA communities that received this funding.
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