Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam jokes with Dunlap Mayor Dwain Land on Tuesday after Haslam announced a $591,141 transportation alternative grant to the city of Dunlap.PIKEVILLE, Tenn. – More than $1 million in grant funding was doled out Tuesday as Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam made stops in three Sequatchie Valley counties.
All told, Pikeville, Dunlap, Monteagle and Tracy City netted more than $1.12 million for infrastructure improvements for future and ongoing projects.
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In Bledsoe County, Haslam handed over a $250,000 Tennessee Energy grant to help install new windows, lighting, climate control and insulation at the old Pikeville Elementary School on the south end of town. He also announced a $59,200 Tennessee Agricultural Enhancement grant to the county and Pikeville for a permanent farmers market on the courthouse square.
Plans are to renovate the old school into a new Pikeville Municipal Complex that will house the city’s municipal offices, police department, courtroom, community kitchen and training facilities for workforce development and industrial recruitment.
Officials see agricultural and downtown enhancement projects going hand-in-hand with ongoing revitalization efforts in the small city’s downtown area.