Vanlue awarded $14,900 SWAP reimbursement grant; mayor to form Protection Plan committee

Village Administrator Leo Hendricks told the Vanlue Village Council on July 22 that the village was awarded a $14,900 SWAP (Surface Water Asset Protection) reimbursement grant. Hendricks said the grant requires the village to form a committee, develop a Protection Plan and submit acceptance paperwork before the six-month spending window begins.

The award was reported during Hendricks’ administrative update. He described the grant as focused on containment source prevention and said the mayor will appoint a committee of community and business representatives to help develop the plan. The council record does not specify a final committee membership or an exact schedule for plan submission beyond the six-month spending period described in the announcement.

The SWAP award will reimburse eligible costs; Hendricks answered a council question confirming the grant is targeted to containment-source prevention measures. No specific line items, dollar allocations, or contractor approvals tied to the grant were recorded at the meeting. The next steps listed in the meeting record are mayoral committee appointments and development of the Protection Plan for final approval.

Mayor Robert Wells announced he will appoint the committee; the minutes do not include dates for initial committee meetings. The council did not take a formal vote on accepting the grant at the July 22 meeting in the minutes; the record presents the award as an administrative report and sets committee formation as the next action.