Case CE has announced Clay Country, West Virginia as the winner of the 2021 Dire States Grant. Representatives of the county will receive $25,000 in free equipment rental from Case that will be supported locally by State Equipment.
According to the company, Clay County was awarded the grant to repair grounds and facilities that were initially damaged in heavy flooding in June 2016. More than 500 homes were destroyed in that event. FEMA estimated at the time that the county sustained more than $8.5 million in roadway damage.
Local officials will use the equipment to build a new dike and perform critical grading activities to better direct water away from buildings during heavy rainfall events, as well as dig in new pipes to repair water and sewer issues.
“Clay County represents both the structural and the human toll that failed infrastructure has on local communities, as well as the heart it takes to rise above,” says Terry Dolan, vice president—North America, CASE Construction Equipment. “In winning the 2021 Dire States grant, it will show the compounding effect that improved infrastructure has on a community—from restoring critical services and recreational activities to preventing future failures from taking place.”
