Ivey awards $500K grant for Alex City water improvements

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Gov. Kay Ivey has announced a $500,000 grant to Alexander City to upgrade water lines in the city’s downtown, providing residents and businesses in that area with clean and adequate water.

Funds from the Appalachian Regional Commission will be used to replace old and deteriorating water lines along several blocks northwest of Broad Street. The ARC funds will be combined with a $500,000 Community Development Block Grant awarded earlier by Ivey to the city.