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Rural Development funding benefits U.P. towns

MARQUETTE, MI--   USDA Rural Development is providing financial support for two U.P. communities to improve water and wastewater infrastructure. 

The City of Manistique will use a $1,632,000 loan and $4,896,000 grant to continue needed improvements to its sewer system. The project will consist of work at the wastewater treatment plant, the sanitary sewer siphon under the Manistique River, and Park Avenue. Manistique will also use a $638,000 loan and $1,912,000 grant to improve its distribution system, which is approximately 70-100 years old.

The City of Bessemer will use a $2,606,000 loan and $7,814,000 grant to improve its water system, much of which dates to the early 1900s and uses lead-joined cast iron pipe.  The project will replace approximately six miles of water main, valves, and hydrants. Bessemer will also use a $2,751,000 loan and $8,245,000 grant to replace six miles of sewer main.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.