Some of the final parts of the city of Daphne that lack sewer hookups will soon be serviced, as the Daphne City Council accepted a grant to fund the project.

Councilwoman Tommie Conaway said sewer hookups for residents in the Whispering Pines and Pollard Road communities have been a major issue for many years.

“This is something we’ve been working on for some time now, and I think all of the residents are happy to learn this is finally going to happen,” Conaway said.

Under the agreement with the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA), the city would provide a cash match of $25,018.20 to receive the ADECA community development grant worth $225,163.80.

After a unanimous vote from the council, Councilman Ron Scott said he was glad to see the project moving forward.

“This was something important to not only the residents in those communities,” Scott said. “This has needed to happen for a long time, and we’re glad to have the resources we need to be able to complete it.”

Conaway said she held a public meeting for residents in that area to discuss any questions or concerns they might have.

“We had city staff members there from all of the relevant departments, so it gave people a chance to have their questions answered by the people who were going to be doing the work or who had expertise in those areas,” Conaway said. “I think the residents felt good about it and we addressed all of their questions.”

Conaway said she hoped the city would begin the construction process as soon as it was able to do so.

“Folks are excited about this, so I hope we’ll get out there and hook them up to our system very quickly,” Conaway said.