Hamilton County awarded $2.77 million for roadway improvements

Danny Federico [email protected] On Thursday, Aug. 27, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that Hamilton County will receive more than $2.7 million in grant funding for roadway access improvements supporting a manufacturing site. The $2,770,555 award was announced during DeSantis’s unveiling of a Lady Columbia statue in Lake City as part of nearly $15.6 million in funding awarded to 23 small and rural communities across the state. Hamilton County’s funding will come through the Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and administered by FloridaCommerce. The program provides funding to el