The City of Manning announced plans to start as well as complete projects after receiving several state and federal grants.
Within their “Manning Matters” Newsletter, Manning Mayor Julia A. Nelson presented a “2021 State of Our City,” detailing several projects they were completing, as well as some they had already completed.
Dickson Durant Demolition Project
The city has plans to demolish several dilapidated structures throughout Manning.
“I think the total number of buildings being demolished is going to end up being 19,” said City Administrator Scott Tanner. “Eight of them have already been demolished and are being cleaned up now.”
The project is aptly named “Dickson Durant” due to the large number of dilapidated buildings to be demolished on Dickson Street in Manning.
This project will be funded by a $308,000 Department of Commerce Grant and is expected to be finished by spring.
“This project will drastically improve this neighborhood, increase property values, and decrease crime in the area,” wrote Nelson in her newsletter.
Well/Water Line Improvement Project
The next two projects outlined in the “State of Our City” are the Water line replacement project and the Well Improvement Project.
The Water Line project seeks to replace outdated water lines within the city limits.
“Several Streets are being upgraded,” said Tanner. “These are old two inch lines in poor condition that are being upgraded to six inch lines.”
The hope of these upgrades is to provide the city with much better water pressure, as well as fire protection. Lines are currently being replaced on Pine Street, E. Rural Avenue, Ragin Street, Bradham Street, Packard Lane, Nelson Circle, and N. Walker Street.
The Water Line Project is being funded by a $465,000 grant from the SC Rural Infrastructure Authority.
The Well Improvement Project came about after new information was brought to the council last year.
“It came to our attention early in 2020 that our water table had dropped significantly over the past several years,” wrote Nelson. “This has caused maintenance problems at some of our wells and in time would have prevented us from providing adequate water to our system.”
For this reason, the city has received a grant in the amount of $321,000 to drop their wells 100 feet deeper into the ground to resolve the issue.
Completed Projects
The City of Manning has also completed various projects over the past year, including:
The city hopes to reopen all of their parks in the near future, and will do so as soon as COVID-19 allows them to safely.
