Just recently, I was talking with a group of local citizens when someone mentioned the new street lights. In the past three years, the City of Camden has received and utilized grants in excess of $3 million for several improvements. A combination of grant funds and some tax dollars has been spent to move many electrical lines underground: • Sandy Springs Drive/Popular Lane • Johnson Lane • Palmer Place Apartments • Carriage House Lane • Kershaw County Library - Camden Branch • Laurens Street Undergrounding • New Transformers, DeKalb Street Substation • Lyttleton Street Undergrounding • DeKalb Street Undergrounding • Turner Glass Company Undergrounding • Commerce Alley Undergrounding These capital improvements would not have been possible for many years to come if the city had not qualified for grant dollars.
Grants and savings equal city improvements