The Town of Arcadia was awarded $2.8 million dollars from the Hamilton County – American Rescue Plan Act fund, along with $2.2 million dollars in State Water Infrastructure Funding (SWIF) from the Indiana Finance Authority.
Arcadia competed with over 500 applicants throughout the State of Indiana to secure financing for the town’s Indiana Department of Environmental Management compliance-driven wastewater improvement project that includes stormwater components.
This project is a partnership with the Arcadia Town Council, Hamilton County Commissioners, Hamilton County Council, and the Hamilton County Surveyor’s Office. The town will match these federal grant dollars with an additional $923,000 from local funding sources.
“With a tremendous amount of support and teamwork, the residents in Arcadia will reap the many benefits from this wastewater improvement project,” said County Commissioner Mark Heirbrandt. Hundreds of Indiana municipalities applied for the grant, but only a few were awarded. Congrats to all involved.”
The project engineer is Andrew Cochrane with Commonwealth Engineers, and the grant administrator is Tina Mendenhall Henderson with Mendenhall and Associates. This project is funded through concerted effort from the Town of Arcadia’s board members and utility staff who have been dedicated to improve the quality of life, along with the environment, for their community.