THIS 2019 EDA DISASTER SUPPLEMENTAL AWARD WILL ASSIST THE CITY OF MAHNOMENS EFFORT TO BUILD ITS RESILIENCE AGAINST FUTURE FLOOD DISASTERS. AFTER DEVASTATING FLOODS HIT MAHNOMEN COUNTY, CITY LEADERS DETERMINED THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL WATER AND SANITARY SEWER SERVICE TO BETTER PROTECT THE CITY FROM FLOODS. THIS EDA-FUNDED INFRASTRUCTURE WILL BE A FIRST STEP IN THE CITYS LARGER FLOOD PROTECTION STRATEGY, AND THE EFFORT WILL INCREASE THE CITYS ECONOMIC DYNAMISM BY ENSURING BUSINESSES ARE PROTECTED FROM FUTURE DISASTERS. AS ONE OF MINNESOTA'S MOST DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES, THIS EDA AWARD WILL HELP JUMPSTART ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND JOB CREATION IN THE REGION FOR YEARS TO COME.