The United States House and Senate have passed $18.7 million in funding for targeted community projects in North Carolina’s 11th district. $7.75 million of it here in Haywood County!
The funding bills passed as part of the fiscal year 2024 appropriations package.
The following community project funding requests made by Congressman Chuck Edwards were passed by Congress and signed by President Biden.
Here
is what was secured for Haywood County:
-$1 million for broadband expansion in Haywood County.
-$1.75 million for a new regional wastewater treatment plant in the Town of Canton.
-$5 million to renovate and upgrade the Workforce & Industry Center at Haywood Community College.
More information can be found here.