The City of Selma has received $4 million in grants to repave Old Orrville Road and several streets in Old Town.
Two $2 million grants from the Delta Regional Commission were announced at the farewell reception for Mayor James Perkins Jr. Wednesday. The grants appear in the mayor’s report for the Selma City Council’s Oct. 28 meeting.
One grant for $1.99 million will pave streets bordered by State Road 22 to the south, Chestnut Boulevard to the north, Washington Street to the east and just beyond King Street to the west.
The grant requires a local match of $102,000.
The second grant will pave Old Orrville Road from Highway 219 east to Cresent Hill Road, as well as Whitman Road, Cone Drive, Pine Needle Drive, Vaughan Medical Drive from Highway 22 to Old Orrville Road, North Circle and Chisholm Drive from Highway 22 to Old Orrville Road.
This grant requires a $95,000 match.
Both grants cite the need for repairs from the January 2023 tornado.
The city council will also consider a request for $10,000 from the Selma Fire Department to perform maintenance on a ladder truck.
Brad Fisher is Associate Publisher of the Black Belt News Network and Selma Sun. He can be reached at bfisher@kingfisher-media.com.
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