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| https://moolenaar.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/new-well-be-built-secord-township | New Well to Be Built in Secord Township | 2020-10-07 | 2020 | 2020-10 | Republican | Senate | MI | John Moolenaar | M001194 | moolenaar.house.gov | legacy | Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of Rural Development announced a$19,300 grant for the Secord Township Fire Department to use for the construction of a new well. Because of the dam failures in May and the resulting lowered lake levels, the fire department is no longer able to use the lake water to fill its trucks. "Our first responders did an incrediblejobwhen they safely evacuated 11,000 people without injury or loss of life when the dams failed earlier this year. This new funding will help the Secord Township Fire Department continue its work to protect the community and keep people safe, said Congressman John Moolenaar. Over the past few months, I have brought top officials from the federal government to meet with local leaders and those efforts have helpedour communityrebuild with millionsof dollarsin FEMA assistance and grantslikethe one we receivedtoday." On August 11, Moolenaar welcomed Bette Brand, Deputy Undersecretary for Rural Development at USDA, to mid Michigan to meet with local leaders about the ways USDA could help communities rebuild. During her two days in the area, she met with community leadersincluding officials from Midland and Gladwin counties. Secord Township will spend $15,820 in addition to the grant from USDA to complete the project. Additional information regarding the grant can be found here. Congressman John Moolenaar (second from left) meets with Bette Brand, Deputy Undersecretary for Rural Development at USDA (far right), as well as Jason Allen, USDA State Director of Rural Development for Michigan (far left), and Bob North, Emergency Management Director of Gladwin County (second from right) on August 11 near Wixom Lake. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |