RUMFORD FALLS TIMES • December 21, 2021
The Rumford-Mexico Sewerage District, the Mexico Water District and the Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments will receive a total of $22.1 million for projects in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties. Rumford-Mexico Sewerage District will receive a loan of $10.77 million and a grant of $8.8 million; the Mexico Water District a loan of $2.45 million; and AVCOG a grant of $77,900. Melanie Loyzim, commissioner of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and co-chairwoman of the Maine Climate Council, said the award is a good example of how this type of infrastructure funding can help address climate change impacts.