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Whiteland Town stormwater board approves minutes and vouchers; staff outlines IDEM report, salt tracking and capital planning
Summary
The Whiteland Town Stormwater Board unanimously approved January minutes and the voucher packet and heard staff updates that the annual Indiana Department of Environmental Management report is nearly complete, salt and leaf-use tracking is underway, and preliminary capital-project planning will continue into March.
The Whiteland Town Stormwater Board convened Feb. 11, 2026, approved its January minutes and a voucher packet by unanimous roll-call votes and heard staff updates on compliance reporting, winter maintenance tracking and early-stage capital planning.
Board roll call established a quorum before members approved the minutes and vouchers by recorded votes of 3-0 (Jamie Dine: yes; Brittany/Britney Collins: yes; Mike Hendrickson: yes). "We have a quorum," an officer said as the meeting opened.
At the meeting, a staff member reported financials for the stormwater fund: a balance of $1,162,214.83, month-to-date revenue of $78,714.96, month payouts of $20,034.92 and $2,549.30 in bank interest for the past month. Those figures were presented as part of the standard monthly financial report.
On operations, staff said they are finalizing the annual report required by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management and expect to deliver a draft to Carmen for review by the following week, with Richard Hill to sign before the April 1 submittal deadline. The staff member said, "I should have that to Carmen to review by next week or the first part of the following week," and estimated final internal completion by about March 15.
The same staff update covered winter maintenance and construction impacts. Staff said they are tracking the town's salt application and leaf pickup statistics for IDEM reporting, monitoring recent rainfall and snowmelt runoff, and conducting erosion-control inspections tied to recent apartment and construction projects. Contractors have been responsive to reports of mud and have dispatched street sweepers typically within about 24 hours, the staff member said.
Staff also said they are updating equivalent residential units (ERUs) tied to temporary certificates of occupancy (TCOs) so the utility office has up-to-date billing records for newly occupied buildings. The update referenced two new apartment complexes and coordination with field inspections previously handled by a staff member named Billy.
Board members asked whether the recent snowmelt had caused flooding; staff said they had not documented flooding but described a localized obstruction they cleared and planned to complete a follow-up inspection of the remaining area the next day.
On capital planning, staff reported revenues exceed current spending and described internal discussions to identify contractors and candidate projects; Brian was cited as identifying possible capital projects. The board said it is beginning an update to its five-year capital project plan and expects more information by March.
The meeting concluded with adjournment shortly after the staff reports. No ordinances, contracts, grants or other formal policy actions were introduced or adopted at the session.
