STRONG — At the Tuesday selectmen’s meeting, Sue Ellsworth, organizer of a summer camp for children at the town park, reviewed her plans with selectmen.

During the week of July 8-12, children ages four through 12 will have five adventure-filled days from 9 a.m. to noon. The $65 fee includes a T-shirt, daily drinks, breakfast, lunch and a daily barbecue. The campers will travel to the Waterville Water Park, go tubing on the Sandy River and have the opportunity to try different sports, crafts and outdoor activities. All proceeds will benefit the park.

Ellsworth also asked selectmen to consider expanding the park area so children could have a sports field. The available acreage is between the park and the town’s closed landfill. Selectman Jim Burrill said a state-level landfill supervisor must visit the site and explain any legal requirements to notify visitors of the abutting landfill location, among other possible restrictions. Ellsworth suggested acreage may be required as a buffer zone between the park and the landfill. If selectmen get the approval at the state level, the next steps may require local approval from townspeople.

“I’m not sure the board has the authority to give that land to the park without going to the voters first,” Selectman Milt Baston said. “It doesn’t belong to the park now.”

In other news, Selectman Mike Pond and resident Susan Pratt will serve on the SAD 58 Reapportionment Committee, which will meet on July 2 at Mt. Abram High School. Stephen Bowen, Commissioner of the Department of Education, notified Superintendent Brenda Stevens and the existing board that the board must be realigned to reflect the current population in the four-town district. The committee will have choices, including adding another board member for the town of Strong, and Bowen will need to approve the final decision.

Selectmen also agreed to pursue their request for $2,500 reimbursement from Ron Kirkendorfer, president of Washington-based Northline Energy. Kirkendorfer delivered the pellet stove past the promised late fall deadline in 2011, and the town had to buy oil for three months to heat the town office building. Dan Worcester, Kirkendorfer’s local sales and service representative, is no longer working for Northline Energy, so selectmen requested that Kirkendorfer send the promised cash reimbursement and that the company provide reassurance that they will continue to offer parts and support for the pellet boiler in the future.

Selectman Michael Carlton said Aaron Marden, firefighter and town employee, had applied for a Maine Municipal Association grant for fire department gear. The $2,000 award will be matched with $1,000 from the fire department. Marden also received a Franklin Savings Bank grant of $1,000 for an air pack that can be used inside burning buildings, according to fire Chief Duayne Boyd.

For more information about the children’s summer camp in July, contact Sue Ellsworth at 684-4520.