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Riverton receives Small Cities grant for water tank and well replacement
Posted: Thursday, February 11, 2010
The city of Riverton has been awarded a Small Cities Development Program grant in the amount of $127,500. The award is for a water storage tank and a well replacement, according to an announcement by Rep. John Ward, DFL-Brainerd.
Ward said the program is vital to communities in outstate Minnesota, providing them with additional resources to address infrastructure improvements, rehabilitation and revitalization of downtown commercial districts and residential neighborhoods.
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development administers the Community Development Block Grant program for outstate Minnesota through the development program.