Last week, people who live in the City of Martin were without water for four days, though they were

Local business owner Deanna Mullins set up a meeting for community members to voice their concerns, once Mullins discovered they had no water.

“I think if we get more people together and if we all have the same common goal of trying to better the city then it will work to benefit the city,” Mullins said.

The meeting transitioned over to the Martin Revitalization Project. This is a several phase project that will move people, businesses and government buildings out of the town’s floodplain.

The Army Corps of Engineers is in charge of the revitalization project.

Brandon Moore, project manager of The Army Corps of Engineers spent nearly one hour answering questions about how the project will impact the town.

The Martin Revitalization Project received funding in 2018. Phase two will be completed in 2023.