Schumer Secures $1 Million for Town of Dix Water & Sewer Extension

U.S. Senator Charles Schumer has secured $1,000,000 in federal funding to support a major water and sewer extension project in the Town of Dix. The funding is included in the pending Fiscal Year 2026 Interior spending bill and was awarded through congressionally directed spending.

The project will extend municipal water and sewer infrastructure to more than 350 acres, creating new opportunities for residential development and business expansion. Expanding access to modern water and sewer service is a critical step in preparing land for development and supporting long-term community growth.

Reliable infrastructure plays a foundational role in economic development. For communities like the Town of Dix, extending water and sewer service helps reduce barriers to investment, lowers development risk, and provides greater certainty for housing and commercial projects. These improvements can also help stabilize the local tax base over time by enabling new development to occur in appropriate locations.

In addition to supporting future growth, the project strengthens the community’s capacity to plan for the long term. Infrastructure investments of this scale are often planned years in advance and are essential to ensuring that municipalities are positioned to respond when development opportunities arise.

This funding represents an important step toward improving infrastructure readiness in Schuyler County and supporting the conditions necessary for sustainable development in the Southern Tier.