Fairburn

stands to get nearly $60,000 in community development block grant funds

for 2001.

City Administrator

Tony Cox said the city will use the money to replace water lines around

the Old Campbell County Courthouse.

"Primarily

the reson for the replacement of the lines is that they are aging and

they were in a target area delineated as low to modertate income and

this is where the CDBG funding comes into play. The project is approximately

80 percent complete and should be finished by the end of the month,"

said Charles Ackridge, Fairburn assistant city administrator.

Other South

Fulton communities will use the money for similar purposes. Palmetto

will get $60,000 to spend on sewer improvements, while Union City plans

to use its $98,000 for street improvements.

The funds

are part of the $4 million that Fulton County annually receives in federal

dollars from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The funds

are used to provide improvements and services that benefit all Fulton

County citizens, with the primary intention being to improve the living

conditions for low and moderate income families.

Residents

living in the communities can view the plans at all city halls.

Other South

Fulton projects include:

Improvements

at the Hugh Conley Recreation Center in College park, valued at $248,800.

$73,000

worth of improvements at four city parks in Hapeville.

Construction

of a $225,000 pedestrian bridge in East Point.

$90,000

worth of single family housing rehabilitation in East Point.