Rep. Sykes Presents $500,000 Check To Canal Fulton For Water Elevated Water Storage Tank Project
CANAL FULTON, OH — Today, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) presented a $500,000 ceremonial check to the City of Canal Fulton for the Canal Fulton Water Elevated Water Storage Tank Project.
“This new water tower will be an important update to Canal Fulton’s infrastructure and will help ensure that dozens of households have access to clean, affordable drinking water,” said Rep. Sykes. “I will continue working to bring federal dollars back home for projects that will enhance our water infrastructure and improve the lives of people in Ohio’s 13th Congressional District.”
“Thank you to Congresswoman Sykes for her outstanding efforts to bring Federal funding to the City of Canal Fulton. The $500,000 grant will not only lower our cost for the water tower project by that amount but will also save us the added interest charges for borrowing that money. Thank you so much. We are so blessed to have Congresswoman Sykes working on our behalf,” said Joe Schultz, Mayor of Canal Fulton.
The City of Canal Fulton will use this funding to construct a new water tower and connect that tower to existing water lines, providing clean drinking water to approximately 30 existing homes that currently cannot tap into the city’s current system.
Attendees at this check presentation included Canal Fulton Mayor Joe Schultz, City Manager Dan Bucher Jr., City Council President Mark Cozy, and Economic Development Director Alyssa Bettis.
The $500,000 for the Canal Fulton Water Elevated Water Storage Tank Project is one of the 12 Community Funding Projects totaling more than $14.9 million Rep. Sykes secured in the 2024 federal spending bill. The other projects included in this funding can be found here.