Categories: Arkansas NewsKTLO

Bakersfield awarded grant worth over $599,000 for drainage and street resurfacing from state

The City of Bakersfield has received a grant worth $599,178 for drainage and street resurfacing after flooding in recent years. The Missouri Department of Development grant was announced Monday and will help the city with some critical needs.Mayor Tony Johnson, who is entering his 36th year as the mayor, says the town has seen a lot flooding damage in recent years and the grant will help with much needed repair work.
Sponsored
audio code start-->
Listen:




click to download audio





The street the mayor referred to is Johnson Street by the school. He says they are hoping to get some funding from FEMA in the future so they can pave that street.

The Bakersfield mayor says they applied for the grant in 2024, but were unsuccessful. But, they had more documentation when they applied in 2025.

Listen:




click to download audio

Johnson says they hope to be able to start work on the project in a few months.

Listen:


Sponsored



click to download audio

Johnson says the city will add $40,000 to the state’s grant.

WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI

rssfeeds-admin

Share
Published by
rssfeeds-admin

Recent Posts

Threat Actors Use New RingH23 Arsenal to Compromise MacCMS and CDN Infrastructure at Scale

A cybercriminal group known as Funnull — previously sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury — has…

7 seconds ago

Suspected DPRK Threat Actors Compromise Crypto Firms, Steal Keys and Cloud Assets in Coordinated Attacks

A coordinated campaign targeting cryptocurrency organizations has drawn attention from the security community, with evidence…

19 seconds ago

Nothing Announces the Phone 4a Pro and a New Set of Over-Ear Headphones

Nothing has officially debuted the Nothing Phone 4a Pro and its new over-ear Nothing Headphone…

10 minutes ago

Kristi Noem out as DHS secretary; Trump to nominate Oklahoma Sen. Mullin

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at a Nashville press conference on July 18,…

15 minutes ago

Amazon.com is up and down, with login errors and prices not loading

If you're having issues shopping on Amazon or loading your playlists on Amazon Music, you're…

45 minutes ago

United Airlines can permanently ban passengers who don’t wear headphones

United Airlines has updated its "Contract of Carriage" to include a line that requires passengers…

45 minutes ago

This website uses cookies.