Hey there, folks. Governor Tony Evers here.
This week, I’ve been traveling around the state visiting with communities that received $18.6 million in grants through our Community Development Block Grant Public Facilities Program.
These funds are being awarded to 21 cities, towns, and villages across the state to support public improvement projects, like new sidewalks, wastewater treatment facilities, roads, and more.
What makes these funds so important is that they’re awarded to our smallest communities with populations under 50,000.
And this week, I’ve been out and about, visiting with the folks who will benefit from this crucial program.
From a new fire station in Ridgeville to street and utility improvements in Abbotsford and park facilities in Gillett—these projects connect the dots in our communities from housing and infrastructure to creating jobs and helping businesses.
And for many of our smallest, most rural municipalities, these funds are essential to helping get projects over the finish line.
Unfortunately, despite the importance of these funds to the success of our communities, Trump’s proposed budget makes significant changes and cuts to several of HUD’s housing and community development programs, including eliminating the Community Development Block Grant program in its entirety.
Should these dollars disappear, many of these communities would be left without the means to complete important infrastructure projects they need to thrive.
Folks, no matter what happens out in D.C., here in Wisconsin, we’re going to keep working to address our state’s aging infrastructure and build the strong, resilient, 21st-century infrastructure Wisconsinites deserve.
Thank you.
