OCTOBER 30, 2009 (LINCOLN, NE)-The Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) has awarded $350,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to Morrill to build a new elevated water tower that provides water equal to the daily demand of 300,000 gallons, and install a distribution system that restores water pressure and fire flow to previous comparable levels.
Morrill's (pop. 935) water system includes an undersized 55,000 gallon tower that provides static pressure of 48-53 pounds per square inch (psi) to 450 residential users and 75 commercial users. The village's total population is made up of 58 percent low- to moderate-income persons who will benefit from the project. The new water tower and distribution system will increase overall water pressure to a normal working level of 60-80 psi.
Morrill has been approved for grants and loans from the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality Clean Water Safe Revolving Fund totaling $775,251 to complete the project.
Federal funds are made available to DED from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's CDBG program to assist with the development of businesses and communities throughout the state. Funding requests for this program are administered by DED and are available to local governments with populations less than 50,000 and counties in Nebraska.
Jeff Kelley of PADD helped develop the grant application for the CDBG funds.
Friday, October 30, 2009
PADD Participates in P-16 Retreat
Jerrod Haberman and Chuck Karpf of PADD participated in the P-16 retreat lat Friday evening and Saturday at the HARMS Center in Scottsbluff.
The Panhandle P-16 Leadership team met to develop a mission statement and chart the course of the P-16 initiative in the Panhandle.
The purpose of Panhandle P-16 is to educate the 11 counties of the Panhandle about the need for and benefits of collaboration. Leveraging technology, we will provide information, data, examples of best practices and successes. In order to build a shared understanding of the urgency of challenges and sites for opportunities in the panhandle, we will be committed to transparency of our processes and inclusive of the public. The primary goal of Panhandle P-16 is to keep well-educated and skilled people in the Panhandle.
PADD is looking forward to building this colloborative effort in the region.
The Panhandle P-16 Leadership team met to develop a mission statement and chart the course of the P-16 initiative in the Panhandle.
The purpose of Panhandle P-16 is to educate the 11 counties of the Panhandle about the need for and benefits of collaboration. Leveraging technology, we will provide information, data, examples of best practices and successes. In order to build a shared understanding of the urgency of challenges and sites for opportunities in the panhandle, we will be committed to transparency of our processes and inclusive of the public. The primary goal of Panhandle P-16 is to keep well-educated and skilled people in the Panhandle.
PADD is looking forward to building this colloborative effort in the region.
PADD Presents at Economic Developers Forum
PADD Director Jerrod Haberman presented "Its a Regional Economy" to the Economic Development Council of Colorado at the fall conference in Fort Collins, Colorado on October 22.
Jerrod discussed the need for economic developers to think regionally due to the demands from business and residents, our inter-dependent society and the hierarchy of regional trade. Jerrod also discussed the symbiotic relationship between urban and rural areas, changing realities in today's economy, the evolution of megaregions and the importance of rural transportation corridors to compliment all the issues discussed.
Jerrod discussed the need for economic developers to think regionally due to the demands from business and residents, our inter-dependent society and the hierarchy of regional trade. Jerrod also discussed the symbiotic relationship between urban and rural areas, changing realities in today's economy, the evolution of megaregions and the importance of rural transportation corridors to compliment all the issues discussed.
PADD Touts Heartland in North Dakota
PADD Director Jerrod Haberman presented an update on the Heartland Expressway project at the US Highway 85 Corridor Initiative's October 14 Annual Meeting in Williston, North Dakota.
Jerrod emphasized the Great Plains region is worth the nation's investment due to our economic opportunities in core industries such as agriculture, gas, oil, and wind development along with our strong work ethic, quality schools, low crime rates, good health, affordable housing, and low unemployment. Jerrod stressed that without support from the federal and state governments to invest in strategic infrastructure projects like the Ports to Plains Alliance corridors, many quality places throughout the Great Plains could lose their vitality.
Jerrod emphasized the Great Plains region is worth the nation's investment due to our economic opportunities in core industries such as agriculture, gas, oil, and wind development along with our strong work ethic, quality schools, low crime rates, good health, affordable housing, and low unemployment. Jerrod stressed that without support from the federal and state governments to invest in strategic infrastructure projects like the Ports to Plains Alliance corridors, many quality places throughout the Great Plains could lose their vitality.
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