FREMONT â Fremont will be applying for a State Water Infrastructure Fund grant, or SWIF grant, for projects totaling $2.687 million after the Town Council approved the application Tuesday.
With matching funds from the townâs current COVID relief fund and money from the water and wastewater department funds, the town will be requesting $2.137 million.
Casey Erwin with DLZ Engineering, Fort Wayne, gave the council some insight on the grant as well as some suggestions in an application on what the firm feels would be solid projects to apply for funding with.
âBasically, as everyone has heard there are multiple infrastructure grant packages coming out,â Erwin said. âThe first one was American Rescue Plan money ⦠this round is basically through the state COVID relief, but is administered through the Indiana Finance Authority.â
CROMWELL â The Cromwell Town Council was full steam ahead Tuesday night on the townâs pursuit of a state grant for its waterworks improvement project.
The three-member council authorized council president Jerry Pauley to sign documents for the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs grant application, due June 1, and conducted the first of two public hearings on the project. The second public hearing will be held before June 25.
No members of the public spoke at the hearing. Casey Erwin of DLZ, the townâs engineering firm, reviewed his preliminary engineering report for the project, which totals $3.5 million. An OCRA grant of $600,000 could reduce the townâs cost to $2.9 million.
CROMWELL â Cromwellâs leaders learned more Tuesday night about their options for waterworks improvement projects and funding resources.
Town engineer Casey Erwin of DLZ summarized seven projects that could be part of an Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs grant application. The council will need to decide whether to upgrade and repair its utilities, or build a new infrastructure that will operate for 20 years or more, Erwin said.
Projects include improving the existing water treatment plant with minimal upgrades and using the existing filter; building a new water treatment plant designed to last for 20 years; upgrade both wells with new pipes, lines and adapters; rehabilitate the mid-1970s water tower or install a new water tower and remove the old one; replace fire hydrants; and replace existing water meters with new-technology meters that can be read from the street.
CROMWELL — Cromwell will update its asset management plan as a small step on the path to applying for a Community Crossing grant for its aging infrastructure.