Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Brett Guthrie (2nd District Kentucky)
Brownsville, KY – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) and Senator Mitch McConnell (KY) were joined by local and state leaders in Brownsville, KY, to celebrate the recently secured nearly $30 million in federal and state funding to support much-needed upgrades for the Edmonson County Water District. The two leaders were joined by State Senator David Givens (SD-09), State Representative Michael Meredith (HD-19), Edmonson County Judge/Executive Scott Lindsey, and former Edmonson County Water District General Manager Kevin Shaw.
“It was an honor to play a part in securing $14 million in funding that will provide for modernization upgrades within the Edmonson County Water District, ensuring residents have access to safe and reliable water,” said Congressman Guthrie. “This project would not have been possible without the collaboration between federal, state, and local partners. It has been a years-long process to secure this state and federal funding, and I look forward to seeing it directly improve the lives of Kentuckians for years into the future.”
“I’m proud to have worked alongside Congressman Guthrie and local leaders to help secure more than $9 million in federal funding to modernize this critical water treatment facility in Edmonson County. Investments like this are essential to supporting growing communities and ensuring Kentuckians have access to reliable, modern infrastructure,” said Senator McConnell. “Throughout my time in the Senate, I’ve worked to make sure Kentucky punches above its weight when it comes to federal resources so that community projects like this one can help strengthen local economies and improve quality of life for families across the Commonwealth.”
“This coordinated effort by local, state and federal leaders to address the drinking water challenges faced by Edmonson County met with great success today as we celebrated the vital funding to address intake and infrastructure needs. The future just got much brighter for Edmonson County,” said Senator Givens.
“It was a pleasure to welcome Congressman Guthrie and Senator McConnell to Brownsville. The $23 million they secured in Washington is a transformational investment in our community. It will ensure that the people of our community have clean drinking water and will prepare us for future growth. I am grateful to both Senator McConnell and Congressman Guthrie for their support of Edmonson County and our water district,” said Representative Meredith.
“We are humbled and honored to welcome Senator Mitch McConnell and Congressman Brett Guthrie to our community. Both they and their staff have been instrumental in helping make this outcome possible,” said Judge/Executive Lindsey. “All of their dedication and hard work to secure the funding needed will have a generational impact on our community, and for that, we are sincerely grateful. This is proof positive of what can happen for communities when a critical need arises, and everyone at every level of government works together to create solutions to the needs at hand. I could not ask for better advocates for Edmonson County and our people than the Senator, Congressman, and the teams that they have assembled to assist the local governments.”
“It was just a great example of what everyone can accomplish working collaboratively towards a common goal. While the water level changing on Green River was of no fault of the Water District, the consequences were,” said former Edmonson County Water District Commissioner Kevin Shaw. “Now a change due to progress has been righted and we will all move forward and make the necessary adjustments and improvements to the Water Treatment Plant, and the community will be all the better for it.”
Pictures from this week’s event can be found HERE.
Additional information about the federal and state funding can be found HERE.