Local towns and villages have received millions of dollars in state grants for water quality projects.
In all, 19 municipalities and organizations in Assembly District 115, which includes Franklin, Essex and part of Clinton counties, were awarded more than $25 million, according to Assemblyman Billy Jones, D-Chateaugay Lake.
Jones said the municipalities applied for the grants for projects, which include salt sheds, sewage collection system repairs, purchasing land, repairing dams and bringing water and wastewater systems into compliance with regulations…