Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) has requested funding for community projects in Colquitt and Leesburg.

He announced that the community project funding requests have been included in the Fiscal Year 2023 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies subcommittee bill which was approved by the subcommittee yesterday. The bill will now go to the full House Appropriations Committee for approval.

“These projects will ensure that our waste and water infrastructure is up to the standards necessary to keep our environment clean, prevent interruptions from extreme weather, and provide access to safe drinking water,” said Congressman Bishop. “These improvements will also help to facilitate economic development by attracting new businesses to the area and protect our community from pollutants.”

The clean water infrastructure projects aim to help the city of Colquitt and the city of Leesburg.

In Colquitt, the funds will be used to improve its Wastewater Pollution Control Plant and bring it up to Environmental Protection Agency standards.

The Leesburg project funds will support the installation of a pump station and other clean water infrastructure improvements that will be part of the development of a recreational complex.

The inclusion of this funding in the Appropriations Committee draft bill is the first step in the funding process.