Carbon County officials announce grant recipients, projects

Carbon County officials have announced the 2019 Community Development Block Grant program recipients and projects.

Projects for both entitlement and nonentitlement communities are listed below. Communities over a 4,000 population are called entitlement communities and receive funding automatically; while those that have a population under 4,000 must apply for a portion of the nonentitlement funds.

Entitlement projects

• Franklin Township, $92,905 for water/sewer improvements to Red Hill Road.

• Jim Thorpe, $98,129 for a water main replacement project on Church Alley. The project costs $399,100 and is using CDBG funds 2017, 2018 and 2019.

• Lehighton, $106,776 for community grove playground improvements at Seventh, Eighth and Iron streets.

• Mahoning Township, $93,337 for street improvements to Center Road from Mahoning Street to Maple Drive.

• Palmerton, $104,501 for street improvements to Mauch Chunk Road south side from Church Street to Linden Street.

Nonentitlement projects

Nonentitlement project communities are selected annually by the county to share in a portion of CDBG designated to Carbon County.

Projects include:

• Banks Township, $57,470 toward the reconstruction/repaving of South Church, S and P streets.

• Bowmanstown, $77,730 for the installation of ADA curbs throughout the borough.

• Summit Hill, $72,235 for street improvements to Holland Street between Chestnut and Market streets.