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LaGrange County Regional Utility District presented with $3,220,000 check from Rural Development
Pictured Left to Right: John Magee,USDA RD State Office Community Program Specialist; Laura Freeman, USDA RD Columbia City office, Area Specialist; Jack Dold , LaGrange County Regional Utility District, Board President; and Bob Jarolim, Board Secretary/Treasurer. On Tuesday, April 22, The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development Agency, presented the LaGrange County Regional Utility District with a check for $3,220,000 for their Lake Shipshewana wastewater collection and treatment system project during a special Earth Day Celebration. The planning for this $3.2 project began in 1991, when the LaGrange County Sewer District Board produced an initial report showing the need for wastewater collection and treatment in the county’s most populated areas. The project further developed with an engineering study and application for funds through Rural Development completed in 2005. The project will provide sewer service developed areas surrounding Shipshewana Lake. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development Agency is financing the project with a $1.45 million grant. The remaining balance will be funded by a Rural Development Agency low-interest loan. The Shipshewana Lake project consists of 3.5 miles of pressure sewer and force mains and 150 package sewage grinder pump stations. The new system, which will serve approximately 200 homes, is scheduled to be complete by 2010. The Lake Shipshewana system was designed by Bonar Group. Contact Steve Henschen at 877.654.3212 with questions. |
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