Storm Water Public Hearing
December 8, 2005
Meeting was
called to order at 6:30 p.m. Jeff Cook present.
No public
comments were made.
Meeting
adjourned at 7:00 p.m.
Town Board Meeting
December 8, 2005
Meeting was
called to order at 7:00 p.m.
Pledge of
Allegiance
Roll Call:
Present; Stephen Dahl, Jeff Cook, Wendy Anderson, Corlis
West, Dan Tanner
Absent; None
1. Approve Minutes
2. Concerns from the audience
3. Additions to the Agenda
4. Correspondence
5. Treasurers Report
o
Beginning
Balance $495,191.71
o
Deposits $174,803.08
o
Expenses $ 27,798.07
o
Ending
Balance $642,196.72
6. Department Reports
a. Police Report
o
A
letter of resignation was received from Officer Wick.
o
Dog
issue. There is a continuous problem of
dogs chasing cars, getting into garbage, chasing walkers, joggers and people
walking with children.
o
And
the continuing problem of livestock wandering on roads.
b.
Fire
Department
o
Grant
has been approved, new gear was ordered and
received.
c.
Community
Center
o
Building
and Grounds Committee
·
Portables
are leaking, the roofing skin is being repaired.
·
A
second estimate has been received to remove asbestos for the sprinklers. The holding tank for the sprinkler system is
still pending.
·
A
more permanent road needs to be built behind the portable classrooms for access
to the other structures behind the Community Center. Wendy Anderson will get an estimate.
·
The
alarm system needs to be added to the portable classrooms.
·
Sheri
Camper will bring the Town Board a proposed list of capital improvements to the
next Town Board meeting.
o
Addition
to the Community Center: This is simply a planning committee looking into the
eventual addition to the Community Center. At this time the committee is looking at a 2009
to 2010 time frame. Sheri Camper will
bring a projection of current space and number of students to the next Town
Board meeting. The school has always wanted to keep classroom sizes small, a
suggested size would is 25 students.
o
Wind
Generator: The application has made, a
conditional use permit will need to be applied for as the generator height will
be approximately 35 feet. Wendy Anderson
made a motion to allow the
o
Reversionary
clause: At the November meeting Tim
Strom received an e-mail from Phil Strom stating Kay Jacobs was working towards
removal of the reversionary clause. The
Town Board was not made aware of the project nor copied in on the correspondence. A suggestion was put forth to hold an open
meeting to discuss this issue with Kay and whomever else is involved with the
project.
o
Community
Education: Jeanne Anderson presented an
update on the financial status, year to date and will put a draft together for
the next session.
d. Legal
o
At
the November Town Board meeting, Tim Strom discussed the need to get written
approval from the Town Board and the
e.
Town Hall
o
No
report
f.
Planning
and Zoning
o
A
petition was presented to the Town Board requesting rezoning of a portion of the
Muns 4 district along the
o
A
potential public hearing on a request by the
o
A
conditional use request was given to Co-op Light and Power for a substation on
the
o
The
Township zoning request went before the County Planning Commission in November
and was approved. The request now goes
before the
o
Adult
Use Draft Wendy Anderson made a recommendation to get Attorney Tim Strom
involved now that a draft has been drawn up and presented to the Town
Board.
o
The
small storage room off the kitchen has been suggested for a Planning and Zoning
office.
g.
Recycling
o
Busy,
continued problems with dumped garbage and recycling when the shed is
closed.
o
A
meeting was held at the
h.
Road and
Bridge
o
Road
issues will be tabled until spring thaw.
Both Road supervisors issued an apology to those who will now have to
wait until spring for road grading.
o
2006
Greenwood Road needs gravel and grading.
I. Cemetery
o
Done
for the year.
7. Old Business
o
Appreciation. For years the township held some sort of
appreciation gathering for employees and volunteers of the township. Many other townships did the same, why are we
no longer holding such an event. Levied
monies may not be spent on such gatherings.
8. New Business
o
A
resolution for the North Shore Sanitary Board of Management Elections.
9. Pay Bill
o
Claim
1251 denied.
10. Adjournment 9:45.