FAIRVIEW, Ala. – The Town of Fairview was recently awarded a Community Development Block Grant in the amount of $144,500.
Gov. Kay Ivey’s office said the grant “will extend sewer service to facilitate local business development including a restaurant that is expected to bring 30 new jobs to the small town of Fairview.” It will “fund an infrastructure project necessary to build a new Jack’s restaurant in the town of 543 people. The project will extend the sanitary sewer system to the planned site of the fast-food restaurant on Alabama Highway 69. The extended sewer service will also be capable of accommodating other businesses, and town leaders said they will use it as a marketing tool to help grow Fairview’s economy.”
Ivey’s office said the Town of Fairview contributed $58,160 to the project.
“This project represents an investment in economic growth for this Cullman County town and its residents,” Ivey said. “For starters, the jobs this new business provides will have a significant impact on Fairview. Furthermore, these sewer upgrades should also pave the way for more development and future jobs.”
Fairview does not have its own sewer system, and the only sewer service is at the town’s elementary, middle and high schools. The sewer system used by the schools is operated by Living Water Services, a wastewater utility company. The sewer system will need to be extended by about 1 mile to accommodate the new Jack’s restaurant, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2025.
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