North Wilkesboro Receives State Funds

North Wilkesboro will receive state funds for water project. Governor Pat McCrory announced the state has awarded nearly $1 million in grants for 10 projects that will help North Carolina towns and counties restore streams, reduce erosion, study future water supplies and benefit other water resources.  The N.C. Division of Water Resources awarded $966,177 for the Water Resources Development Project Grant Program. Money for the grants was generated by appropriations from the General Assembly.  Governor McCrory said,  "These grants will further our goal of improving the quality of life and our environment for all North Carolinians."  Of those 10 projects who received grant funding, one was here in Wilkes.  North Wilkesboro received a $96,000 grant to construct a stormwater wetland to treat stormwater before it flows into the Yadkin River.  Neighboring areas also will receive funding including:   Surry County Soil and Water Conservation District a $121,000 grant for a restoration project along the Ararat River in Mount Airy; and Lansing a $120,000 grant to construct a 3,000-foot greenway along Big Horse Creek.  The state also awarded $250,000 to the N.C. Division of Soil and Water Conservation to be distributed to multiple eastern North Carolina counties for the removal of storm debris from streams.