• Hensley reminded everyone at the meeting that no one has signed up to volunteer to help clean up Old Fort. “A lot of time we see people complain about things, but we can’t seem to find any volunteers,” he said.

• The first item on the agenda was delinquent property taxes. “We still have less than 10 people in Old Fort that have a problem paying taxes, and owe three years or more. I am making a public announcement. If you do not come in and make an agreement with our tax collector, you have left us no choice but to put a lien on it, and if we have to, we will go for foreclosure, whatever means necessary for you to pay your taxes,” Hensley said. Alderman Carlton recommended putting a policy in place that if a property owner has not made an arrangement with the tax collector and still owe after three years that the procedure is started on foreclosure. “It’s just a set rule, there’s no favoritism, and it’s just policy,” he said. The board approved the new policy unanimously.