Current projects and funding were discussed at the Camden Town Council meeting Feb. 11.

The town is waiting to learn whether it will be awarded an SIA Foundation grant to add restrooms in the Community Building. The town has already received grants from the Carroll County Community Foundation and REMC Operation Round-up for the project.

Repairs and maintenance on the building housing the Camden Health Center included restroom plumbing work. It was suggested that grant monies if available be used to replace the front entry section. Estimated cost to replace the front section, including door, is $1,600. Toby Schock will repair the small leak from the flat roof in the back room when weather permits. The council agreed to have the roof system inspected in the spring.

Dan Casserly was appointed to a three-year term on the Carroll County Economic Development Corporation board. Bob McCain was one of the town’s three appointees the past six years and indicated he did not wish to serve another term.

Dog and cat tags for 2010 are available at the town office. Cost is $5 for unneutered pets and $3 for neutered pets. Residents within Camden’s town limits are required to purchase tags yearly for their pets.

Town attorney Anne Briggs will write a letter to a resident concerning junk vehicles in the yard. The town’s nuisance ordinance addresses consequences for non-compliance.

Council president Pete Wagoner reminded residents of the importance of completing their U.S. Census when it arrives.

“It costs us (the town) a lot of federal monies for everyone we miss,” he said. “And that will be for ten years.”

The census forms will be mailed in March, Casserly said. A Census representative will be available at the library to answer questions beginning Feb. 25.

The resolution authorizing application submission and local match commitment for local funding from the Street and Motor Vehicle Fund for the Downtown Revitalization Project will be redrafted spelling out funding sources.

Casserly said that the Indiana Housing Authority Rehabilitation Grant Projects will be announced on Feb. 25.

Councilmember Richard Fite said that before he obtains quotes for the fence around the wastewater treatment facilities he wants to speak first with utility superintendent Jerry Snavely to make sure that he requests the right information for the quotes.

The utility department will install posts and put up nosmoking signs by the above ground fuel tanks near the wastewater treatment facilities. The signage was suggested by the town’s insurance carrier.

Wagoner reported that the Hoosier Heartland Industrial Corridor information meetings held in Burrows, Rockfield and Delphi were well attended and reported on in the Comet. He said that the Indiana Department of Transportation’s HHH Segment 3 plans were in the process of being changed to include an overpass/connection for a future extension of CR 50W, but that those plans are not moving forward at this time.

The next meeting will be at 7 p.m. March 11 at the library.

Jan. 25 work session

The council met recently for its yearly goal setting meeting.

Casserly presented an overview of the town’s finances. She explained that the fall tax distribution was the lowest in the last six years, but that the year total general tax revenue was just 1.4% less than projected. The 2010 General Fund budget will need to be reduced to reflect a decrease in tax revenue.

The following projects and goals were reviewed:

√ Non-grant projects – fencing around the wastewater treatment facility ($15,000), street maintenance ($21,000), and replacing the town’s pickup truck ($25,000).

√ Grant projects - housing rehabilitation, HVAC for community building and medical center, downtown revitalization project and water line distribution project.