The province will give three municipalities in the quad counties $102 million to upgrade water infrastructure, roads, sewers and create shoreline developments.

Agriculture Minister Greg Morrow, on behalf of Municipal Affairs Minister John Lohr, made the announcement in the Guysborough council chambers Friday morning.

The funding will go to three communities:

• $997,351 to the municipality of Guysborough
• $516,544 to the Town of Mulgrave
• $262,799 to the municipality of St. Mary’s

The funding is part of the province’s Municipal Capital Growth Program, which the province announced in February.

Guysborough will use the funds to upgrade streets, sidewalks and sewer systems to complete the Cutler’s Brook Estates subdivision. That would create 12 lots, which could be used for residential and multi-unit developments.

Warden Vernon Pitts of Guysborough said the money will help build housing.

“Municipality of the District of Guysborough is truly a great place to live, work and stay?” Pitts wrote in a news release.

The town of Mulgrave will work on waterfront developments and shoreline protection in McNair’s Cove.

Ron Chisholm, mayor of Mulgrave, said he thinks the waterfront development project would draw residents and tourists and boaters on a regular basis. He said people will leave with a strong impression of the town.

“The long-term sustainability of the town will be strengthened by a new centre of attraction within town and a demonstrated commitment to counter the negative impact of climate change reflected in the waterfront development project,” wrote Chisholm in a news release.

St. Mary’s has two projects, which would modernize and automate the water treatment system in Sherbrooke, adding 24/7 monitoring. They would also work on the sewer system to reduce how much water enters the system along Highway 7.

Warden Greg Wier of St. Mary’s said these upgrades will give long-term benefits and keep their utilities modern.

“These investments are also essential for growth – increasing our capacity for housing, a new and redeveloped Sherbrooke long-term care facility, and hopefully, a great future use for the existing long-term care building,” said Wier.