SYLVANIA, Ga. (WTOC) – Sylvania was given a huge grant from the state to help build and grow the community’s infrastructure.
The Georgia Department of Community Affairs awarded 36 communities across the state grant money, to help the small-town infrastructure.
One of those towns is Sylvania.
“Sylvania is like all small towns. We have an aging infrastructure and it’s a process. We have to take as little as we can do. So, this will get almost half of our city over the last, I would say, 10 years that we have completed. So were in good shape,” Mayor Preston Dees said.
Now the town has a million dollars to put into its efforts.
Dees said there’s a two-phase plan for what to do with the money.
“We will reconstruct sewer lines and water lines, even to the individuals’ homes,” Dees said.
Dees said the second part of the plan is to pave and renovate roads, including Abrams, Robins, Arnett and Belle streets.
“What I love about Sylvania is our small-town community. You kind of know everybody and you all look out for each other and that’s really awesome. We have seen growth which is exciting,” said Sylvania business owner Grace Waits.
The Sylvania native said she has seen the town’s infrastructure grow immensely in the past few years.
“Infrastructure is important from sidewalks to the roads for safety, for parking for our customers, all of that is important and we are excited for that,” said Waits.
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