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The county's efforts to secure block grant money for Sperryville’s sewer system got a boost last Thursday as the Rappahannock-Rapidan Planning District Commission's special committee sn establishing regional priorities gave top ranking to mandated sewage facilities.
Relationship to regional priorities is one of the components in Virginia’s weighting system for Community Development Block Grant selection.
General improvements to water supply, the category jnder which the town of Washington plans to seek slock grant money for work sn its public water system, was also ranked in the top priority group along with ndustrial site development >nd central business district revitalization.
Projects applying for $11 million in uncommited funds available statewide in the current fiscal year will be evaluated on a weighting system with 100 points maximum. Community relative need comprises 34 percent, broken down into components for adjusted
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