DeSantis Awards Portion Of $5.4M In State Funding To Haines City For Sidewalks

HAINES CITY, FL — On Tuesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis awarded more than $5.4 million to four rural Florida towns and cities, including Haines City, for community development projects that will expand job opportunities and strengthen public infrastructure for residents.

“This $5.4 million in infrastructure funding we are awarding today will create opportunities for families and strengthen local economies,” said DeSantis. “We are yet again providing our small and rural communities with the resources they need to grow.”

“Thanks to Gov. DeSantis’ commitment, these small and rural communities will have the resources they need to thrive,” said Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Acting Secretary Meredith Ivey. “DEO is proud to work closely with the communities receiving awards to rehabilitate homes and strengthen infrastructure for future economic development opportunities.”

Projects will be funded through the Rural Infrastructure Fund, the Community Development Block Grant program and the Small Cities Community Development Block Grant program.

Haines City will receive $700,000 to install 9,049 linear feet of new sidewalks in the Park Avenue neighborhood between East Johnson Avenue and Melbourne Avenue on North 18th through North 24th street. This project will benefit 165 households, or 579 people, of which 502 are in the low- to moderate-income category.

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