St. John lands USDA grant for water system

St. John is gearing up for a remodel of its water system. The town has received $2.2 million in funding from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development department to install new water mains and drill a new well.

Mayor K.B. Trunkey said this will be the first major work done on the town’s waterworks since the 1970s.

“Other than that, the only thing that’s been done to it is to fix it if it breaks,” said Trunkey.

Major pipe replacement work will begin next summer. Mayor Trunkey said the town has planned for three different levels of repair. The amount of pipes that will be r...