NorthEscambia.com Article Could Mean Big Bucks For Flomaton

July 16, 2009

Flomaton’s mayor hopes that an article he read on NorthEscambia.com will land the town some big bucks

The headline on the April article was “Wish List: $1.4 Million For Atmore, Nothing For Flomaton”.  According to the story, Alabama Congressman Joe Bonner had requested $1.41 million in  funding for projects in Atmore and $1.2 million for projects in Brewton.

“That set me on fire,” Bondurant said at a recent city council meeting. He said the wording of the headline caught his attention.

He discovered that in the last 16 years, Flomaton had not received any extra funding from Congress because the town had not actually applied.

Bondurant said he had been in touch with Bonner’s office and was getting assistance with how to fill out the paperwork necessary to apply for funding. “Next year we ought to  get something,” he added.

Atmore’s $1.41 million in federal funding, if approved, would provide for $860,000 in improvements at the city’s airport and $550,000 for new elevated water storage tank. The $1.2 million requested by Bonner for Brewton would be used to relocate a natural gas line that is currently on railroad right-of-way.

Read that April NorthEscambia.com article by clicking here.

Comments

One Response to “NorthEscambia.com Article Could Mean Big Bucks For Flomaton”

  1. newgirl on July 21st, 2009 11:47 pm

    this would be because no one thinks to look or ask for these things. Or should I say that no one cares to ask.

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