Welcome to Cambridge City

April 14th , 2025

**Meeting Highlights:**

1. Minutes Approval:

a. Approval of March 10th minutes, claims and financial statements

2. Public Hearing:

a. None

3. Guest Presentations:

a. None

4. Unfinished Business:

a. Progress report for all ongoing blighted properties with no new properties added to the list. New blighted forms have been filled out on 4 properties on W. Front Street. Interim PWS Joe Webb will add these properties to his list and send blight letters to each property owner.

b. Tabled until the May meeting when Jim King can meet with Taylored Systems to look for the best areas for the WIFI in the park.

c. 3 council members agreed to have town attorney Bob Bever contact an appraiser for the property on South Walnut Street.

5. New Business:

a. The special collection for RUMPKE (large trash day) will be May 12th. Town residents only can place their large items out with the regular Monday morning trash.

6. Staff Reports:

a. Police Chief Roberts wants the town to begin painting the curbs yellow that are “No Parking Zones”

b. Interim PWS advised the town took down 8 decaying trees in the park, but their bucket truck isn’t tall enough to safely remove a tall ash, locust and sycamore tree. Webb also advised there are more dead ash trees in the cemetery that need to be removed. Webb also announced that some graves need to be leveled and seeded but will wait until the ground dries before working on these.

c. Council member Gary Cole advised dogs living in an apartment South of Bicentennial Park to be damaging the grass. Police have issued citations to the property owner after Cole cleaned up the area removing all the dog waste.

7. Meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m.