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A home surrounded by floodwater in Centreville in June 2020. Residents say heavy rainfall combines with the areas failing infrastructure to flood their homes and streets.
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by the Belleville News-Democrat, a news partner of St. Louis Public Radio.
Centreville, Alorton and Cahokia have applied for a $22 million federal grant that local leaders believe would fix failed sewage systems in those communities.
If the application is approved, the cities’ consulting engineer firm expects construction could begin next year and take about three years to complete.
Residents in north Centreville, who have endured flooding and sewage issues for decades, are hesitant to get excited about what the grant award could do for their community.