Two local towns receive sewer funding

ENDICOTT – Endicott and Garfield have received a portion of $10.8 million from the state Department of Commerce for infrastructure projects. Commerce awarded 21 rural communities with community development block grants to help fund high-priority projects. The grants from Commerce fund about half the total sewer system improvement projects for both towns.

Endicott was awarded $521,032 for sewer system improvements to address a Department of Ecology administrative order and $30,000 to cover the cost of an asset management plan. The total cost for the improvement project is $1,100,552.

Garfield r...