LEE COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) - Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced Lee County will receive $5.7 million in state funding for housing and wastewater projects.

Lee County will receive $2.5 million for infrastructure development of 115 housing units and $3.2 million for a wastewater project, according to a press release from Glenn Younkin's office.

The release states the housing project in Ewing will consist of 55 townhomes, 38 duplexes, 9 triplexes and 13 cottages. Additionally, more than 37,000 yards of roadway will be constructed for the project, along with more than 6,600 linear feet of new water lines.

The Western Lee Wastewater Project will result in the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant that can process 300,000 gallons each day. Roughly 32.4 miles of new sewer li

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