The city council of Mt. Pleasant recently learned funding exists for infrastructure improvements to the industrial park in the city. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) had given its preliminary approval for an application for funding to improve the infrastructure of the Mt. Pleasant Industrial Park.
The project is a continuation of improvements to the industrial park. Specifically, the new project is designed to improve the infrastructure in the industrial park by extending Blackhawk Drive south to the county road and installing a cul-de-sac for ease of ingress and egress. By giving this approval, the EDA has said that the funding exists for this project. Now Mt. Pleasant must make sure that all the items in the application are verified.
The project is estimated to cost $1 million, with the grant from the EDA covering 70 percent of the project and the remaining 30 percent to be provided by the municipality. Not all of the matching funds would be coming from the city. Private companies and investors would also be providing funds, although the exact amount was as yet unknown. Sanpete Messenger
