Several area cities, including Kennett, were awarded Community Development Block Grants by the state Department of Economic Development. Grant recipients include:
City of Kennett – Approved for $500,000 for a new fire station, EMS operation, and the air evacuation Unit.
City of Cardwell – Approved for $370,779. This project includes repairing twelve streets with asphalt overlay.
City of Parma – Approved for $391,381. The City will develop a plan to overlay 14 city streets with an asphalt overlay.
City of Qulin – Approved for $254,910. This project will improve and repair streets in the area.
City of Wardell – Approved for $497,379. This project includes street repairs and drainage improvements.
Stoddard County – Approved for $468,148. This project will construct a fully functional computer lab in Bloomfield with 15 to 20 workstations equipped with software, printers, and scanners.