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Rep. Kind Announces $13 Million Infrastructure Funding to Benefit Grant, Crawford, Richland and Vernon Counties

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By: Ron Kind
By: Ron Kind
Date: Oct. 22, 2015
Location: La Crosse, WI
Issues: Infrastructure Energy

Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind announced that The Scenic Rivers Energy Co-op, which serves Grant, Crawford, and parts of Richland and Vernon counties, will receive $13 million in United States Department of Agriculture rural electric infrastructure project loans to improve 92 miles of electric lines.

"With this rural electric infrastructure grant the Scenic Rivers Energy Co-op will be able to better provide electricity to over 11,000 Wisconsinites in Southwestern Wisconsin," Rep. Kind stated. "It is vital that we continue to find ways to ensure rural residents have access to reliable and affordable energy."


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