USDA Rural Development State Director Bobby Goode joined City of Martin Mayor Randy Brundige today in announcing a $10 million USDA RD Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant that will be used to build new facilities in Martin.
“USDA Rural Development is excited to be a part of a growing rural Tennessee,” Goode said. “The City of Martin will build two new facilities that will improve the safety and quality of life for its citizens.”
The loan will be used to construct a 16,175 square foot facility to house the city police, dispatch and city court services. A portion of this building will be built to FEMA specifications to become a community safe room. A 30,000 square foot, two story building will also be constructed to house a new library as well as serve as a community meeting and education space.
Others participating in the event include Congressman Stephen Fincher Field Representative Heather Waggoner, Weakley County Mayor Jake Bynum, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Regional Business Development Consultant Janna Hellums, USDA Assistant to State Director Harriet Cannon, USDA Area Director Joel Howard, USDA Area Specialist Tyler Hayes and USDA Area Specialist Brandon Orr.
USDA Rural Development is moving investments to rural America with housing, business and infrastructure loans and grants to create jobs and strengthen rural economies with an emphasis to assist areas of persistent poverty. Since 2009, the agency has assisted more than 1.5 million Tennessee families and businesses in 230 communities in all 95 counties of Tennessee, investing more than $6.6 billion through affordable loans, loan guarantees, and grants.
For more information on USDA Rural Development programs available in Northwest Tennessee contact the Union City Area Office at 731-885-6480 x 4. Visit us online at www.rd.usda.gov/TN.