BARNSDALL, OK (KTUL) — A $2.5 million grant is being awarded to the city of Barnsdall for infrastructure improvements to support business development.
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) said the grant is meant to reconstruct a spillway at the Waxhoma Lake Dam to encourage business growth.
The EDA investment will be matched with $1 million in local funds.
The Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda is a commitment to ensuring that communities in Oklahoma and across the country have the resources they need to expand economic opportunity,” said Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. “This EDA investment will ensure that Barnsdall has the infrastructure needed to grow existing local businesses while attracting others to the region.”
“We all saw the destruction brought to the city of Barnsdall by devastating tornadoes this year,” said Representative Frank Lucas (OK-3). “Rebuilding the Waxhoma Lake Dam is an imperative project not only to the Barnsdall community but also to the economic development of the entire region. I am happy to see this project receive necessary funding and am thankful to all those who worked so hard to make it happen, including Barnsdall Mayor Johnny Kelley.”