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The Monthly meeting was called to order by Chairman Ron Pete at 7:00 p.m. Ted Nelson was sworn in as appointed to fill the vacancy of Supervisor Leggate until April 2005. At last meeting, inquiry was made as to what compensation a fire-fighter's family would receive should there be a death. Clerk mentioned accidental death would be $10,000.00, disability benefit of $250.00 for 104 weeks, total disability (maximum amount $5,000.00). Received letter from Great River Energy informing us that tree clearing activities for the planned transmission line upgrade along Baumgartner Road, along BNSF railroad tracks, and south along Polish Road and to ECE's summit substation on Hwy. 35 will begin first week of December. Treasurer's Report: b. Regarding fire service which was requested by Village of Oliver, no one present from Village. If there are no adverse legalities, motion was made by Nelson and second by Allen to give price of $15,000/year for fire coverage. Will check with Wis. Towns Assn. for any legal ramifications. c. Regarding UDC contract, ordinance was presented and will be published in Daily Telegram and will take effect 30 days after signatures (January 8, 2005). New Business: b. Regarding UDC contract, sample ordinance was presented. Motion was made by Allen and second by Nelson to accept model ordinance with exception of changing penalty from $1000/day to $500/day for noncompliance. Motion unanimously approved. Ordinance will be enforced 30 days after acceptance and published in Daily Telegram. Brian Conley presented his cost proposal to Board, and an amended cost proposal was presented by Rob Leitha. Motion was made by Nelson and second by Pete to draw up contract to be signed by party selected to render services prior to January 8th Meeting. Motion was unanimously approved. c. Petition for amendment to Douglas County Zoning Ordinance was presented for Cliff Wolterstorff to rezone property from W-1 (resource conservation) to A-1 (agriculture). There being no objections, motion was made by Nelson and second by Allen to offer no objection to rezone. Motion unanimously approved. d. Letters of interest were presented for election inspectors for 2005-2007. Motion was made by Nelson and second by Allen to keep the two chief election inspectors we have now (Betty Nelson and Sue Britton) and appoint the balance interested as election inspectors (Marilyn Downey, Linda Fender, Donna Lorenz, Darlene Belsky, Laura Willoughby). Motion unanimously approved. e. Paul & Jennie Larson have asked for a variance to construct a year-round home at 6292 S. Tuff Road. Small creek running behind proposed home. Nelson made a motion to support variance to construct year-round dwelling within setback required of a creek. Motion was seconded by Allen, and unanimously approved. Other Matters of General Interest: Regarding funeral for resident, interrupt anything else that is going on at town hall. Resident questioned assessor's information from last meeting (presented by clerk). Will have assessor attend future meeting to explain further. Caucus date is set for 6:30 P.M. on January 12th before the regular board meeting. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:20 p.m.
The Monthly meeting was called to order by Chairman Ron Pete at 7:03 p.m. Clerk gave brief outline of assessor's opinion on doing re-evaluation of town for tax purposes. Will have assessor come to meeting to explain further. Treasurer's Report: b. Regarding fire service to Village of Oliver, they have talked to their residents and are in favor of Town of Superior supplying service. Brian Laverdiere suggested a cost of $15,000/year. Village of Oliver will bring this back to their next meeting. Training for Village of Oliver people would come out of Town of Superior funding. Will be put on next month's agenda. New Business: b. Conditional use permit is being requested by Mike Wedan for a year-round mobile home at 6143 South State Road 35. Motion made by Pete and second by Allen to let Douglas County know that Town does not object. Motion unanimously approved. c. Conditional use permit for mobile home for Leroy Sorg was tabled due to Mr. Sorg not being at meeting. DNR & Corps of Engineers are now involved. Other Matters of General Interest: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
BUDGET HEARING - NOVEMBER 10, 2004 TOWN OF SUPERIOR
Chairman of Town Board Ron Pete called the Budget Hearing to order at 6:30 P.M. Compliance with the Open Meeting Law was met, with notices being posted at Town of Superior Hall, Bartleys, East Central Energy, and Four Corners Store, and published in the Daily Telegram. Present were Chairman Pete, Supervisor Allen, Clerk and Treasurer, 7 town residents and 2 guests. Questions and answere were presented after presentation of Budget and town levy. Budget hearing concluded at 7:00 P.M.
SPECIAL MEETING - NOVEMBER 10, 2004 TOWN OF SUPERIOR
Compliance with the Open Meeting Law was met, with notices being posted at Town of Superior Hall, Bartleys, East Central Energy, and Four Corners Store, and published in the Daily Telegram. Roll call was taken. Present were Chairman Pete, Supervisor Allen, Clerk and Treasurer, 7 town residents and 2 guests. Purpose of this meeting is to approve the levy for 2005 and the transportation portion of the 2005 budget. Motion was made by Joe Hizinski and second by Jack Bellino to approve as written. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:30 P.M. Respectfully submitted,
The Monthly meeting was called to order by Chairman Ron Pete at 7:00 p.m. Clerk gave details of Recycling Day activities. Will have to do more advertising next year if we do it again. All bills are not in but should be by next meeting. Treasurer's Report: b. Village of Oliver will be holding their November meeting re fire protection, and this item will be put on agenda for our November meeting. c. Robert Leitha from the Inspector Rob Agency gave us a tentative proposal for the Uniform Dwelling inspections scheduled to start in January 2005. More info will be forthcoming. New Business: b. A tentative date of September 24, 2005 has been set for the 2005 Recycling Day. c. Set date for preparing budget - set for October 21, 2004 at 5:00 p.m. Budget hearing will be scheduled before the Regular Board Meeting on November 10th at 6:30 p.m. d. We are going to have to build a Salt Shed sometime in the future. e. An application for variance was presented to Board for Leon Rhodes at 2548 E. County Road B. A manufactured home to be put on property to replace existing house. Motion was made by Leggate and second by Allen to recommend that Board of Adjustment allow the variance. Motion unanimously approved. f. Leroy Sorg has again asked for a land use permit to put mobile home on property on Dedham Road. Mr. Sorg was not at meeting. Neighbors to Mr. Sorg have reported that the DNR and Corps of Engineers have been contacted. Clerk will send letter to D. C. Health Dept. reaffirming that town residents object to giving permit. Will be put on next meeting's agenda. g. A new plow is needed to fit truck and loader. Cost is approx $5,800. Motion made by Leggate
and second by Allen to approve purchase of new plow at cost of about h. Wayne Boe, etal, from Amery, WI has requested conditional use permit to put a mobile home
for hunting cabin off Hwy. W. Discussion followed. Recommend that site be cleaned up before mobile home is moved
in (burned out box car.) Motion was made by Leggate and second by Allen that Town has no objections to moving in
mobile home provided that existing debris is removed from the property prior to moving in of mobile home. Motion
unanimously approved. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
The Monthly meeting was called to order by Chairman Ron Pete at 7:00 p.m. Correspondence received from Congressman David Obey and Wis. DOT regarding safety issues on Copper Creek Bridge. Both letters suggested looking to cost sharing system (TRIP, LRIP). Treasurer's Report: b. Re Variance for Carl Syring, motion was made by Allen and second by Leggate to give town approval for a second driveway access onto County Road A. Motion unanimously approved. c. Re Conditional use permit for Christopher Gay, motion was made by Allen and second by Leggate to allow Mr. Gay to store empty portable rest rooms on his property at 5556 Midbon Road. He will be putting up a fence to hide portable toilets. Motion unanimously approved. d. Re snow plowing, 37 residents signed up in 2003-2004 season, with a yearly income of $4,600. Affidavit, signed by Ted Nelson and Dana Parask, presented to Board asking that we continue this service. After discussion, motion was made by Allen and second by Leggate to continue to plow driveways with the same fees charged as last year. Motion unanimously approved. Ad will go into newspaper with a due date of 11/10/2004. e. Received letter from Wis. Dept. of Administration with preliminary estimate of population of town as of 01/01/04 - 2,165. Of those, approximately 1,601 people are of voting age. f. Motion was made by Chairman Pete and second by Allen to amend the agenda to include the Village
of Oliver's request to have the Town of Superior provide fire protection for them. Some discussion followed, with
the item being put on next month's agenda with further details. Motion unanimously approved. Bill will call Stack Bros. for estimate on furnishing heat to garage. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:55 p.m.
The Monthly meeting was called to order by Chairman Ron Pete at 7:00 p.m.
Board meeting rescheduled to August 18, 2004 at 7:00 pm because of the absence of the Supervisor
Leggate and Supervisor Allen. Respectfully submitted Marge Keho, Treasurer and Deputy Clerk
The monthly meeting was called to order by Chairman Pete at 7:00 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Compliance with the Open Meeting Law was met, with notices being posted at Town of Superior Hall, Four Corners General Store, East Central Energy and Bartley's. Roll call was taken. Present were chairman, Supervisor Leggate and Allen, clerk, treasurer, 5 town residents and 5 guests.. After reading of minutes of 6/09/04 meeting, motion was made by Allen and second by Leggate to approve minutes as printed. Motion unanimously approved. Motion was made by Leggate and second by Allen to approve payment of pre-approved bills. Motion unanimously approved. Correspondence: Clerk mentioned copies of flyer from Humane Society of Douglas Cty., and copies of flyer from DNR on managed forest tax laws. Chairman read parts of letter we received from Loberg Law Office, representing Verville family's wanting access to landlocked property. He also read parts of letter from Maki, Durst, Ledin & Bick, Joe Hizinski's lawyer, re same. Ron also read parts of letter written to Carol Nawrocki at Wis. Towns Assn. and her response. This item will be addressed later at this meeting. Treasurer's Report: Marge Keho gave the treasurer's report for month of June. Balance as of 06/30/04 is $229,998.06. She reported that about $71,000 in garbage fees have been collected to date ($150,00/year estimated revenue.) There being no objections, motion was made by Allen and second by Leggate to accept Treasurer's Report as given. Motion unanimously approved. Chairman's Report: Letters have been sent to Obey, Feingold and Kohl regarding safety hazards on Copper Creek Bridge. Ditching has begun on Irondale Road. Corps of Engineers said we have been putting dirt on wetlands. Situation has been resolved. Don Lamar has been busy cutting grass along town roads. Dust control has been applied. Charlie Allen and Fire Chief have not heard anything further about purchase of land from Heifner for future fire hall addition. This will be followed up later.
Old Business: a. Dave Pantzlaff from Ayres & Assoc. outlined information regarding replacement of Cemetary Road Bridge. Clerk notified Kimmes, Riverside Cemetary and Village of Superior, with reps from Riverside Cemetary Assn. attending meeting. Approximate cost of bridge is about $205,000, with town's share about $23,500. Temporary bypass will be put up while construction is being done. Easements are due to Ayres by 9/1/04, with letting of contract 11/9/04. Construction to start about June 1st, 2005 and will finish by November 1st. Dave also showed proposed drawings from Dedham Road Bridge. Town share of this bridge would be about $55,000. We will have to first of all decide when we can do this bridge (moneywise), then proceed to find an architect and go on from there. b. After information presented by Clerk on uniform dwelling code, motion was made by Allen and second by Leggate to let the Town administer the UDC plan to whatever extent is necessary to meet State requirements. Motion unanimously approved. Clerk will check with Brian Coney to see if he is interested in doing this for our town, etc. c. Clerk read parts of letter received from D. C. Zoning re Leery Serge. This is in the hands of Douglas County. Clerk will write letter to D. C. letting them know to proceed with actions. d. Regarding the Hunter Road extension, Ron checked with Dave Lament at DOT, and the Elision and Hunter Roads were extended 50' beyond abandonment of roads properly. Letter was written by Ron to the Hunters informing them of this. e. Regarding the Verve property, letters were previously read from the Verve's lawyer, Hizinski lawyer, and Roan's letter to Carol at Wis. Tows Assn. As a former Town Board did not abandon the road properly, Ron proposed Resolution 2004-01 sating that this read had not been abandoned properly and that the Verville's have a right to access their property. Motion was second by Leggate (Charlie Allen abstained from voting.) Motion was approved by 2 ayes. New Business: a. Clerk read list of bar operators requesting licenses: from Four Corners, Stacie Freeling and Jonathon Schimpf (no WITC class yet); from Infield Bar (formerly Ray's), Tim Damico, Sandra McClernan, Debra Dahl, Bugsy Schilling and Kathleen Nehlke, WITC approved; from Mile Long Club, Pamela Anderson, WITC approved; and from BRB&G (formerly McMeedkin's) Christine Gall, WITC approved. All criminal records checks have come back. Motion was made by Leggate and second by Allen to approve. Motion unanimously approved. b. Re Class B liquor license application for "Bugsy's", formerly Sportsman's, all paperwork is complete and criminal records check has been done, motion was made by Allen and second by Leggate to approve. Motion unanimously approved. c. Future town resident Mike Kapalin is requesting a change of location for a new garage on property at 6907 South County Road A. Douglas County has approved permit, but were told to come to the Town should there by any problems. There being none and Douglas County has already approve, no further action was required. d. As the Cemetary Bridge is in rough shape, Kimmes has asked that the bridge load limits be reduced from 40 ton to 25 ton. the new Walmart construction project wants to haul clay over this bridge and further problems may occur. Also, Village of Superior will be doing work on their ponds back of the cemeteries. Motion was made by Pete and second by Allen to lower load limits from 40 ton to 25 ton. Motion unanimously approved. Clark will post in newspaper 2 consecutive days. Other Matters of General Interest: Clerk will be meeting with Recycling Coordinator within the week to process the grant so we can have our clean-up day is September. Jan Dalbec, rep from POWTS committee, stated that the proposed D. C. health ordinance will be going before the Board on July 20th, and were hoping that reps from the Town could attend meeting. Regarding "Welcome to Town of Superior" sign we want put up by Star Dusk, we are waiting to get an easement from Martin Carlson, to put on his land. Part-time applications have been received from Larry Erickson and Bill Raiche, since Don Lamar can only work 9 days per month. There being no further discussion, meeting was adjourned at 9:45 P.M. Respectfully submitted Joanne M. Thompson, Clerk
The monthly meeting was called to order by Chairman Pete at 7:00 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Compliance with the Open Meeting Law was met, with notices being posted at Town of Superior Hall, Four Corners General Store, East Central Energy and Bartley's. Roll call was taken. Present were chairman, Supervisor Leggate and Allen, clerk, treasurer, and 14 town residents. After reading of minutes of 5/12/04 meeting, motion was made by Allen and second by Leggate to approve minutes as printed. Motion unanimously approved. Motion was made by Leggate and second by Allen to approve payment of pre-approved bills. Motion unanimously approved. Correspondence: Assessor reported to Clerk that valuation for 2004 went up about $1.7 million, still having 2 houses to assess. Clerk mentioned environmental news bulletin telling about D.C. recycling day at the Fairgrounds on June 12th. Treasurer's Report: Treasurer's report was read by Marge Keho. Balance as of 05/31/2004 - $201,984.84 in all accounts. Motion was made by Allen and second by Leggate to accept Treasurer's Report as read. Motion unanimously approved. Chairman's Report: Men have been working at beaver dam on Tuff Road. Ditching has started on Irondale Road. Ron, Marge and Joanne met with Matt Haley from Superior Water Light & Power to look over the heating system for the hall and garage. Old Business: a. Regarding the Verville landlocked property, Ron talked to Carol Norwacki from Wis. Towns Assn. She said under Sec. 80.02 of Statutes that a municipality does not have the right to vacate a road if it landlocks property. Will be put on agenda again next month. b. Re: Hunter Road Extension, Hunters are asking that road be opened approximately 400' past Mrs. Hunter's residence. Hunters would be willing to put in road if we supplied fill and culvert. c. Re: County Aid to Bridges, clerk will check with Dave Pantzlaff from Ayres & Associates and Paul Halvorsen from Wis. DOT to see if Dedham Bridge is in the program. d. Regarding land from Mrs. Heifner for a fire department addition, John Heifner (son) has not been in touch with Charlie Allen or Fire Chief. New Business: a. License applications for Class B liquor: Wabegon (Mile Long Club) Mont-du-lac, Sportman's, Manitou Inn, Rusty Nail (Les Schumacher), Pattison Park Golf Course, Ray's Bar (Infield Bar), McMeekin's (BRB&G), Matties, and KS&E (formerly Deerfields) have applied for Class B liquor, along with Bartley's (Class A beer) and Four Corner's Store (Class A Beer/Liquor). Motion was made by Allen and second by Leggate to approve contingent upon meeting necessary requirements. Motion unanimously approved. Fire Chief added that new places with new owners should first be inspected by Fire Dept. b. Those applying for bar operator's licenses: Nancy Nelson, Debra Kurtz, Karen Troyer, Shelloy Miller and Renea Martin from Pattison Park Golf, James Mathison (Mattie"s), Cherly Schultze (Sportsman's) Robert Tranholt (Mont-du-lac), Diane Potter (Four Corners Store), and Chris Carlson and Sherrie Carlson from Manitou Inn. Motion was made by Leggate and second by Allen to approve contingent upon taking WITC class and criminal records checks OK. Motion unanimously approved. c. After some discussion, motion was made by Leggate and second by Allen to have Clerk apply for a mini-grant to help with costs of a recycling date. Third Saturday in September approved. Motion unanimously approved. d. Variance for James Hoeffling has been requested to allow an access driveway within the spacing requirement of an existing access driveway for parcel located in town. There being no objections, motion was made by Leggate and second by Allen to approve. Motion unanimously approved. Other Matters of General Interest: Some further discussion on Uniform Dwelling Code. Suggested putting ad in paper to see who is available in our town or nearby. Bill Conner said we have to get an easement from Martin Carlson to put up the "Welcome to Town of Superior" sign by Stardusk Drivein. Charlie suggested to garage should purchase a battery-operated grease gun. Farm & Fleet has them for $119.00. Ron Pete said that our part time guy in the shop, Don Lamar, is available to work only 9 days a month, and we should probably start looking for another part time person. Ron Pete will write letters to Obey and Kohl and Boyle regarding safety factor of Copper Creek Bridge on Baumgartner Road. There being no further discussion, meeting was adjourned at 9:15 P.M. Respectfully submitted Joanne M. Thompson, Clerk
The monthly meeting was called to order by Chairman Pete at 7:00 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Compliance with the Open Meeting Law was met, with notices being posted at Town of Superior Hall, Four Corners General Store, East Central Energy and Bartley's. Roll call was taken. Present were chairman, Supervisor Allen, clerk, treasurer, and 9 town residents. Supervisor Leggate absent.. After reading of minutes of 4/14/04 meeting, motion was made by Allen and second by Leggate to approve minutes as written. Motion unanimously approved. Motion was made by Leggate and second by Allen to approve payment of pre-approved bills. Motion unanimously approved. Correspondence: Clerk mentioned brochure received regarding Douglas County Clean-sweep program, with Douglas County's collection dates June 9 and June 12. Clerk received letter re: Douglas County Sesquicentennial Celebration coming up and wondered if our town would like to participate, i.e. float in parade or some other event which town may be doing. Treasurer's Report: Treasurer's report was read by Marge Keho. Balance as of 04/30/2004 - $227,151.99. We took in $1,230.35 net profit from Town Fundraiser on May 1st. Motion was made by Allen and second by Leggate to accept Treasurer's Report as read. Motion unanimously approved. Chairman's Report: Men have been working at Beaver Dam on Tuff Road, hauled gravel for fire dept. Old Business: a. Ron will talk to Register of Deeds regarding access to Verville property, and also to Wis. Towns Assn. b. Matt Haley from Superior Water, Light & Power will meet with Board at 5:45 p.m. for 1/2 hour before our next meeting on 06/09/04 regarding our heating system. c. More information to follow on Uniform Dwelling Code Law will be presented at next meeting. d. Regarding USDA loan which Fire Dept. is inquiring about for purchase of new fire trucks, motion was made by Allen and second by Pete to have Fire Chief Laverdiere begin necessary paperwork for $240,000 grant. Motion unanimously approved. e. Regarding land for Fire Department addition (someday), Charlie talked to John Heifner and John will talk to his mother regarding land. Will be put on agenda for next meeting. f. Re: reclamation plan for town's quarries, plans have been approved. Received bill for $1,400 for last four years of permit fees. Would like to thank Charlie and his wife for getting all paperwork together and getting it approved. New Business: a. Discussion on cost of building permit for town ($50.00). Didn't seem to think cost was too high. b. Hunter Road extension. Will be put on next month's agenda after checking out further. c. Motion made by Charlie and second by Leggate to approve conditional use permit for Paul Lemke. Motion unanimously approved. d. Motion made by Allen and second by Leggate to approve conditional use permit for Michael Magnine. Motion unanimously approved. e. Motion made by Leggate and second by Allen to set May 29th for Board of Review and Open book, but will have to reconvene as books are not yet ready. f. Motion made by Leggate and second by Allen to approve bar operator's licenses for Pamela Anderson (Wabegon) and Cheryl Schultze (Sportmans's) provided criminal records checks come back OK and clerk receives copy of WITC certificates. Motion unanimously approved. g. Regarding junk cars, motion was made by Allen and second by Leggate to have clerk write letter to Douglas County Zoning requesting that they remove junk cars from town properties. Motion unanimously approved. Other Matters of General Interest: Resident Mark Nelson extended an invitation to "Green Touch" at 10:00 am on Saturday, May 15th. Bill Conner has to fill out the necessary forms so we can put up our "Welcome to Town of Superior" sign by Star Dusk drive-in. Resident reported lots of garbage dumped on Old Hwy. 35. Clerk reported that TRIP funds are still available for black topping of Baumgartner Road. POWTS committee will be doing a presentation on Jun 17th at 6:00 PM to the Douglas County Board. All fire departments will be doing a recruiting program on Friday, May 14th "Be Somebody". There being no further discussion, meeting was adjourned at 8:45 P.M. Respectfully submitted Joanne M. Thompson, Clerk
ANNUAL MEETING - TOWN OF SUPEREIOR Wednesday, April 14, 2004
The Annual Meeting was called to order at 6:30 P. M. by Chairman Pete. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Compliance with the Open Meeting Law was met, with notices being posted at Town of superior Hall, East Central Energy, Bartleys, and Four Corners Store and published in the Daily Telegram. In addition to Town Board members, 16 town residents and 4 guests were in attendance. After reading minutes of Annual Town Meeting dated April 9, 2003, motion was made by Dale Johnson and second by Don Kallberg to accept as printed. Motion unanimously carried. After reading minutes of Budget Hearing/Budget Meeting dated November 12, 2003, motion was made by Dale Johnson and second by Ted Nelson to approve as printed. Motion unanimously carried. Financial report given by Treasurer Marge Keho. Balance in all accounts as of December 31, 2003 was $325,823.45. Marge had prepared various graphs showing revenue, garbage service, etc. Mike McDonnell, CPA, gave a short report and answered questions regarding year end statements. Suggested that we get a better accounting from Manitou Falls Water Assn. and Fire Department of funds taken in and dispersed. Chairman's Report: Chairman Pete thanked all those Board Members and residents taking part in town government for the year. Fire Chief's Annual Report: New radiant heating system has been installed in Fire Hall. Doors have been fixed. New equipment van in up and ready to use. Acquired new 4X4 vehicle to fight grass fires. Have 9 new members signed up. Have had many medical calls. First responders now have to be certified by State which means more training. Imaging camera is working great. The date of the next annual meeting has been set for April 13, 2005 at 6:30 P.M., preceding the regular Board Meeting. Motion was made by Jan Danbec and Sid Olson second. Motion carried. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned, Respecfully submitted Joanne Thompson, Clerk
The monthly meeting was called to order by Chairman Pete at 7:00 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Compliance with the Open Meeting Law was met, with notices being posted at Town of Superior Hall, Four Corners General Store, East Central Energy and Bartley's. Roll call was taken. Present were chairman, Supervisor Allen, clerk, treasurer, and 19 town residents. Supervisor Leggate absent.. After reading of minutes of 3/10/04 meeting, motion was made by Allen and second by Leggate to approve minutes as written. Motion unanimously approved. Chairman Pete introduced Richard Pukema, former Douglas County Sheriff, who is running for the State Assembly seat of Frank Boyle. Motion was made by Allen and second by Leggate to approve payment of pre-approved bills. Motion unanimously approved. Correspondence: Clerk reported attending D. C. unit of Wis. Towns Assn. meeting where Dana Parask and others gave a presentation on the POWTS systems. they will be presenting this at Douglas County's Board Meeting on May 20th at 6:00 P. M. Treasurer's Report: Treasurer's report was read by Marge Keho. Balance as of 03/31/2004 - $264,923.08. Marge reminded everyone of Town Fundraiser which is scheduled for Saturday, May 1st. Brian Laverdiere gave list of supplies purchased by Fire Dept. out of their grant. Motion was made by Leggate and second by Allen to accept treasurer's report. Motion unanimously approved. Chairman's Report: Chairman Pete reported that garage employees have been buy groveling and steaming culverts. 36" culvert needs to be replaced on Twin Creek Road, also culvert on Irondale road. Steel culverts have to be ordered in advance from Kimmes. Clerk will check to see if TRIP funds are still available that we applied for last year for paving part of Baumgartner Road. Old Business: a. Regarding landlocked property (Verville) off Old Hwy. 105, clerk will look for minutes of board meetings around the year 1980 to see what Board decided as far as abandoning the road leading to this property. Also, Town asked Joe Hizinski if he could possibly help the people involved. Will check with Register of Deeds to see if anything has been recorded. b. Received copy of letter to Mr. Sorg from Steve Rannenberg at D. C. Zoning ordering Mr. Sorg to remove trailer from property by June 1st since his is in violation. Also, hole needs to be filled in on town right-of-way. Chairman Pete made a motion to have Town fill in the hole and charge Mr. Sorg for costs. Motion second by Allen, and unanimously approved. c. We will be looking into heating costs for the Town Hall. Clerk will call representative from Superior Water Light & Power to have them come do an energy audit. Other than a new furnace, another alternative may be programmable thermostats. Item will be put on next month's agenda. d. Uniform Dwelling Code Law will be put on next month's agenda pending information received when Board members go to Wis. Towns Assn. meeting. e. USDA rural development load has been looked into as a way to purchase new fire trucks. Terms would be 0% interest for 10 years with a maximum of $240,000 borrowed. More information will be presented at next meeting. f. Every 2 years, Town has to have bridges inspected. Received letter from Douglas County saying they will be inspecting bridges this year for a minimum of $80/bridge plus cleaning costs. Our men could go along during inspections to clean bridges. Motion was made by Allen and second by Leggate to have Douglas County inspect bridges. Motion unanimously approved. Clerk will send letter to Douglas County by April 23rd informing them. New Business: a. The new owners of Wabegon Supper Club have applied for a liquor license. Motion was made by Allen and second by Leggate to approve issuance of license pending all necessary record checks are approved. Motion unanimously approved. b. The new owners of Ray's Bar have applied for a liquor license. Motion was made by Allen and second by Leggate to approve issuance of license pending all necessary record checks are approved. Motion unanimously approved. c. Letter received from D. C. Highway Dept. for county Aid to Bridges Program for 2005. Will check to see if Dedham Road Bridge can be covered by this program. Also, resident mentioned putting guard rails on north side of Baumgartner Road at Copper Creed Bridge. Suggested letter be sent to Senator Kohl and David Obey strongly urging this hazardous condition be looked at and finding out if some extra money would be available for this. d. Douglas County has sent a Health Ordinance which they have requested we look over for any changes. Input is due by June 30th. e. Brian Laverdiere, fire chief, has talked to Jim Haasis about approaching Theresa Heifner to see if Fire Dept. could purchase more land for a future addition. Charlie will follow up on this. Item will be put on agenda for next meeting. f. Charlie brought up item about ditching and groveling Irondale road. Said Joey Kimmes would help haul recycled blacktop. After discussion, motion was made by Allen and second by Leggate to ditch and put on 2,000 tons of recycled blacktop from White Birch to Military Road, providing we can spread out financing with Kimmes. Motion unanimously approved. Other Matters of General Interest: Fire Department pancake breakfast will be on Saturday, April 24th at the Town Hall from 7:00 - 1:00. Fire Dept. also inquired as to putting gravel on Fire Hall road. Regarding "Welcome to town of Superior" sign which is supposed to go by Star Dusk sign, Bill will be talking to Bruce Peterson from DOT about this. Joe Hizinski suggested that Verville relatives check with DNR to see if the land they own and are trying to get access to is buildable.. There being no further discussion, meeting was adjourned at 10:15 P.M. Respectfully submitted Joanne M. Thompson, Clerk
The monthly meeting was called to order by Chairman Pete at 7:00 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Compliance with the Open Meeting Law was met, with notices being posted at Town of Superior Hall, Four Corners General Store, East Central Energy and Bartley's. Roll call was taken. Present were chairman, Supervisor Allen, clerk, treasurer, and 10 town residents. Supervisor Leggate absent.. After reading of minutes of 2/14/04 meeting, motion was made by Pete and second by Allen to approve as printed. Motion unanimously approved. Motion was made by Allen and second by Pete to approve pre-approved bills for payment. Motion unanimously approved. Correspondence: Clerk mentioned a change which will be happening with regard to agricultural land values this year. Treasurer's Report: Marge Keho has started work on our annual town fundraiser. $100.00 was received from East Central Energy. Suggestion made that we as residents take part in the "Round Up" program. (rounding up your electric bills to the next dollar amount) since the first donation from this program was given to our Fire Department (About $3400.). Treasurer's report was read by Marge Keho. Balance as of 02/29/2004 - $253,628.14. Motion was made by Allen and second by Pete to accept as read. Motion unanimously approved. Chairman's Report: Chairman continues to check weekly with shop employees. Old Business: Chairman and clerk will be attending meeting of Douglas County Towns Assn. at Dairyland on March 16th to find out more about the Uniform Dwelling Code Law. Will be put on agenda for next meeting. Regarding electric and gas bills for town hall/garage, suggestion made to put in programmable thermostats to try and cut down on costs. Another suggestion was that maybe we should look into getting a new furnace. Mark Nelson will have East Central Energy come in and do an energy audit, and we will contact Superior Water, Light & Power to have them come do the same. this will be on agenda for next meeting. Clerk reported that Pete Waletzko has bought McMeekin's Bar and will be opening in July. Current license is in Fred McMeekin's name. All current taxes, etc. have been paid. Regarding USDA rural development item on agenda, Mark Nelson and Brian Laverdiere gave information on this. Federal money will be given for projects such as fire equipment, etc. Brian Laverdiere will be meeting with representatives to find out more about this program. This will be put on next month's agenda. New Business: a. Arlyn Hunter-Jensen is asking for a conditional use permit to renew quarry permit. Motion was made by Allen and second by Pete to approve renewal for a 5 year period. Motion unanimously approve. b. Received letter from Dave Byrka officially resigning as assessor due to health problems. c. Received ;letter From, D. C. Highway Department saying they will be performing the federally required bi-annual routine-general bridge inspections on all county owned bridges with Highway Department personnel. Fe charged will be $80.00 per bridge plus cleaning costs if necessary. If we are interested, we have to advise Douglas County in writing no later than 04/23/2004. Item will be put on next month's agenda. d. Clerk reported that owner of Wabegon has passed away, and husband and daughter are asking for a transfer of license until the place is sold. Clerk reported everything is OK (taxes paid, bar operators licenses OK). Motion was made by Pete and second by Allen to approve transfer. Motion unanimously approved. Other Matters of General Interest: Regarding property that is landlocked on Old Hwy. 105, Joe Hizinski is not interested in working with people nor is his neighbor Brown. (Note: at the 04/14/04 meeting Joe Hizinski stated that the previous statement is incorrect and he is willing to discuss the issue with the land owners) The road was abandoned in the 1980's. There being no further discussion, meeting was adjourned at 8:15 P.M. Respectfully submitted Joanne M. Thompson, Clerk
BUDGET HEARING November 12, 2003
Chairman of Town Board Ron Pete opened the Budget Hearing at 6:30 pm. Compliance with the Open Meeting Law was met, with notices being posted at Town of Superior Hall, Bartley's, East Central Energy, and Four Corners Store, and published in Daily Telegram. Present were Chairman Pete, supervisors Leggate and Allen, clerk, treasurer and 11 town residents. Budget and town levy were presented and discussed. Budget hearing was concluded.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING November 12, 2003
The special town meeting was called to order by Chairman Pete at 7:00 PM. Compliance with the Open Meeting Law was met, with notices posted at Town of Superior Hall, East Central Energy, Bartley's, Four Corners Store and published in the Daily telegram. Roll call was taken. Present were Chairman Pete, supervisors Leggate and Allen, clerk, treasurer and 11 town residents. Purpose of this meeting is to approve the levy for 2004 and the budget. Motion was made by Dale Johnson and second by Don Kallberg to approve budget and levy. Motion unanimously approved, 12 for, 0 against. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:05 PM. Respectfully submitted, Joanne M Thompson, Clerk
ANNUAL MEETING MINUTES Wednesday April 9, 2004
Chairman Nelson called the Annual Meeting to order at 6:35 P.M.. The pledge of Allegiance was recited. Compliance with the Open Meeting Law was met, with notices being posted at Town of Superior Hall, East Central Energy, Bartley's and Four Corners General Store, and published in Daily Telegram. After reading minutes of annual town meeting dated April 1-, 2002, motion was made by Don Kallberg and second by Joe Hizinski to approve. Motion was unanimously approved. After reading minutes of Budget Hearing and Town Meeting to approve budget held on Nov 13, 2002, motion was made by Bill Britton and second by Joe Hizinski to approve. Motion unanimously approved. After reading of minutes of Special Town meeting held on April 4, 2003, motion was made by Joe Hizinki and second by Charlie Allen to approve. Motion unanimously approved. Financial Report: Treasurer Marge Keho gave report of checks and receipt listings for the year 2002. Marge also reminded us of May 3rd rummage and craft sale being held at the Town Hall. Mike McDonnell, CPA, also spoke and gave us financial picture of the town and answered questions. Chairman's Annual Report: Chairman Nelson tanked Board Members Dana, Marilou, Joanne and Marge, town employees Bill, Norm, and Don, janitors Pete & Janet Radzak, former Assessor Bob Martin and constable Charlie Anderson. Chairman also thanked our "Top Notch" volunteer fire department, who do a tremendous job. Ted reported that the Hilpiper Bridge has been completed, and the design portion of the Cemetary Road bridge is scheduled soon, with completion in 2005. Dedham Road bridge is in bad shape, and we should be thinking about applying for funds to replace that bridge. We don't know what will be happening to the State Budget., but huge cuts will be handed down to the towns. WI towns Assn. is working with towns to cut as little as possible. Legislators are figuring tax cuts on a pr capita basis, and WTA wants cuts figured on a percentage basis, which will make quite a big difference in amounts towns will receive. Ted reported nothing has been done to date on the "Smart Growth" plan. Fire Chief's Annual Report: Fire Chief Brian Laverdiere reported that the brush truck is ready to put into service, and they have recently acquired another truck which will hold tools and provide heat in the back of the truck for firefighters fighting fires in cold weather. Fire Dept also has purchased a defibrillator and a thermal imaging camera. Radiant heat is being put in the Fire Hall by the volunteers and should be up and running soon. April 14, 2004 at 6:30 PM is the date that has been set for next year's Annual Meeting. Motion was made by Charlie Allen and second by Joe Hizinski. Motion unanimously approved. Clerk will check with owner of day care on Highway 35 to see when the "mess" there will be cleaned up. Clerk will also check with owner of burned out house on Highway 35 to see if the house be be torn down and removed. Drawings for door prizes was held. There being no further business, motion was made by Joe Hizinksi and second by Charlie Allen to adjourn. Motion unanimously approved. Respectfully submitted, Joanne M. Thompson, Clerk
The monthly meeting was called to order by Chairman Pete at 7:00 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Compliance with the Open Meeting Law was met, with notices being posted at Town of Superior Hall, Four Corners General Store, East Central Energy and Bartley's. Roll call was taken. Present were chairman, Supervisor Allen, clerk, treasurer, 8 town residents and 6 guests. Supervisor Leggate absent.. After reading of minutes of 12/10/03 meeting, motion was made by Pete and second by Allen to approve as printed. Motion unanimously approved. Motion was made by Allen and second by Pete to approve pre-approved bills for payment. Motion unanimously approved. Correspondence: Received letter from D. C. Humane Society thanking us for our donation of $250.00. Clerk wrote people who own burned out house on Hwy. 35 again and asked status of clean-up. Response received; they have sold the property to somebody else. Mentioned article in ECE newsletter regarding money received by our Fire Department from the Round-Up Program.
Treasurer's report was read by Marge Keho. Balance as of 1/31/04 is $835,900.72. Of this, over 1/2 million will be settled back to Douglas County for taxes. Motion was made by Allen and second by Pete to accept treasurer's report. Motion was unanimously approved. Chairman's Report: Ron Pete continues to check weekly with shop employees. Old Business: a. Sale of old steamer. Clerk advertised in Daily Telegram with no response. It was decided to give the steamer to the Fire Dept. for their use. b. Sorg item put on agenda, but he did not show. Will put on Agenda for March if he requests. New Business: a. Wis. Uniform Dwelling Code. At one time, Town decided not to do anything with this; however, now it has become a law, that we either have to do it ourselves, have another government, such as Douglas County do it, or we can let the Dept of Commerce do it. Clerk will be attending meeting on February 12th at Douglas County Courthouse. Will put on agenda for March. b. Received our annual agreement with Douglas County Emergency Management re 911. Motion was made by Allen and second by Pete to sign agreement as in previous years. Motion unanimously approved. c. Motion was made by Allen and second by Pete to approve bar operator's license application for Courtney Sutton, pending receipt of WITC certificate and criminal records check. Motion unanimously approved. d. Re Verville property on Old Hwy. 105, there is not road access into property, and heirs want to be able to partition off and sell. Will find further information and put on agenda for next meeting. e. Clerk mentioned there is a party that is buying McMeekin's Bar. There is a current license. Brian Laverdiere, chief for Fire Department said that it has to be inspected by the Fire Dept. before opening. f. Ron Pete made a motion to suspend rules to include item of new business omitted from agenda, second by Allen. Kevin Swanson has applied for a conditional use permit to move in a trailer onto property where house previously was (fire) until such time that new home is constructed. Motion was made by Allen and second by Pete to approve moving in mobile home for no more than a 1 year period. Motion unanimously approved. Kevin also has requested a variance to allow home to be put in same location (close to highway) and so far from drainage ditch behind property. Town has no problem. Motion was made by Allen and second by Pete to approve variance. Motion unanimously approved. Other Matters of General Interest: Residents mentioned sign out front which has been previously discussed. Will table for couple of months until we get nicer weather. Clerk has necessary papers to fill out. Joe Hizinski reported that Norm did an excellent job of plowing his road. Charlie Allen reported that he went to Ashland regarding our sand and gravel pit reclamation plans and needs legal descriptions. Charlie Allen reported that he met with Ayres on Cemetary Road Bridge when they were drilling holes. Fire Chief Brian Laverdiere reported that the #1 Pumper and equipment van are on display at Rihm Kenworth on Tower Ave. in Superior in order to sell. Brian also reported that the Fire Dept. does not have a fire sign, and clerk will take care of. Brian also said that fire training will take place when they burn Kevin Swanson's house down on Saturday, February 14 about noon. There being no further discussion, meeting was adjourned at 8:15 P.M. Respectfully submitted Joanne M. Thompson, Clerk
The monthly meeting was called to order by Chairman Pete at 7:00 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Compliance with the Open Meeting Law was met, with notices being posted at Town of Superior Hall, Four Corners General Store, East Central Energy and Bartley's. Roll call was taken. Present were chairman, supervisors, treasurer, 3 town residents. After reading of minutes of 12/10/03 meeting, motion was made by Allen and second by Leggate to approve as printed. Motion unanimously approved. Motion was made by Allen and second by Leggate to approve pre-approved bills for payment. Motion unanimously approved. Correspondence: a. Douglas County Forestry Dept. is planning to develop, print, and distribute a countywide summer ATV trail map, and are requesting any ordinances Town has that relate to ATV routes. They are also requesting a map of the municipality, which shows the roads that have been authorized for use. b.Wis. State Elections Board will be having a meeting regarding the upcoming Statewide Voter Registration System Project, and clerk and chief election inspector will be attending. c. Clerk resent letter to owner of burned out building on Hwy. 35. To date, no response. d. Clerk sent invoice to Great Lakes Gas Co. regarding work done on Irondale Road after gas pipeline went through. e. Clerk made up and distributed rough draft showing how mill rates for 2003 were established. f. Clerk mentioned copy of Friends of Pattison & Amnicon Falls newsletter if interested. g. Clerk talked to people who rent Town Hall on Tuesday evenings for RieDo classes. They are interested in using on Thursday nights also. Since there seemed to be no problem with this, it was suggested that we raise nightly fee during winter months to $10.00. Clerk will talk to them to see if that works out for them. Treasurer's Report: The treasurer's report was read by Marge Keho. Balance as of 12/31/03 is $325,823.45, of which $136,908.43 will be settled back for real estate taxes. Motion was made by Allen and second by Leggate to approve Treasurer's report. Motion was unanimously approved. Chairman's Report: Chairman reported not much happening this month. Ron meets with the guys weekly. Ron will have the guys look at ATV trails and signs. Ron mentioned letter sent to Herb Lindelof regarding problems we have been hearing about from residents. Old Business: a. Ad will be going in this week for bids on old steamer. b. Conditional use permit for Leroy Sorg was put on agenda this month. Mr. Sorg did not appear. New Business: a. Received letter from Superior-Douglas County regarding contribution to "Superior Days." Motion was made by Allen and second by Leggate to give $100.00. Motion unanimously approved. b. WTA meeting is coming up in March and April (either 2/28 or 4/3). All Board members should go to either meeting. c. Pending results of criminal records check and receiving WITC class validation, motion was made by Leggate and second by Allen to approve bar operator's license application for KS&E (Deerfield's). Motion unanimously approved. Other Matters of General Interest: Relatives of Verville on Old Hwy. 105 will be approaching Town re: access to property they want to divide up and sell (Joe Hizinski reported). Joe Hizinski reported that owners of land next to Cemetery Bridge are Riverside Cemetery, Village of Superior, Kimmes, and Concordia Lutheran Church, so there should be no problem with easements to put a temporary bridge while Cemetery Bridge is being constructed. Regarding junk cars and salvage yards, Joe Hizinski passed information to Board re abandoned and junked vehicles (City of Superior Codes.) Joe will check with Douglas County to see if they have any ordinances regarding junk vehicles. There being no further discussion, meeting was adjourned.. Respectfully submitted Joanne M. Thompson, Clerk
The monthly meeting was called to order by Chairman Pete at 7:00 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Compliance with the Open Meeting Law was met, with notices being posted at Town of Superior Hall, Four Corners General Store, East Central Energy and Bartley's. Roll call was taken. Present were chairman, supervisors, treasurer, 9 town residents and 3 guest. After reading of minutes of 11/12/03 meeting, motion was made by Allen and second by Leggate to approve as printed. Motion unanimously approved. Motion was made by Leggate and second by Allen to approve pre-approved bills for payment. Motion unanimously approved. Correspondence: Clerk reported calling DOT to find out when we might receive final bill on Hilpiper Bridge so that we could turn in bill to Douglas County for the 10% due us by the county. Paul Halvorsen said we should expect it sometime late October or early November. To date, no final received. Treasurer's Report: The treasurer's report was read by Marge Keho. Balance as of 11/30/2003 is $199,185.57 in all accounts. Motion was made by Leggate and second by Allen to approve Treasurer's report. Motion was unanimously approved. Chairman's Report: Pete reported meeting with garage employees at least once a week. New sander has been installed on Truck. Bill Conner has made up a bill for work done on Irondale Road due to Great Lakes Gas construction of pipeline (much clay coming thru.) Charlie Allen looked at Bellino property and said his land is lower than road and it should be his responsibility to ditch it. Pete Radzak asked if plowing can be done at St. William's Church (mostly after big snowstorms where snow could be winded out,) Old Business: a. Clerk reported call to Wis. Towns assn. regarding how we should advertise the old steamer so as to not put liability on town should something to wrong, i.e. pressure gauges, etc. Towns Assn. said we could advertise "as is" to cover our liability. b. After discussion with Mr. Sorg and comments from residents re conditional use permit to move trailer, since it was not put on the agenda, only discussion permitted. Will be put on agenda for next month's meeting. New Business: a. Motion was made by Allen and second by Leggate to approve bar operator's license for R. Martin pending WITC class taken and criminal record receipt. Motion unanimously approved. b. Dave Pantzlaff and Mark Flashinski from Ayres & Assoc. spoke regarding Cemetery Bridge. Town share will be between $20,000 - $22,000. Bids are tentatively scheduled to be let November 2004 with construction to begin between 6/1 - 11/1/2005. e. Motion was made by Leggate and second by Pete to give employees a $25.00 gift certificate from Menard's for Christmas. Motion unanimously approved. d. Re employee raises, after discussion, motion was made by Allen to give full time person 1% raise. No second to motion. Motion was made by Leggate and second by Pete to give all employees a 2% raise. Motion carried, 2 ayes, Allen nay. e. Discussion on purchase of new snow blower which Dale Johnson has for sale. Pete Radzak said this could be used after heavy snow storms to clear sidewalks and in back of building. Motion was made by Leggate and second by Pete to purchase for $450.00. Motion unanimously approved. Other Matters of General Interest: Garbage rate was raised to $165.00 per year in the hope that Town can break even instead of losing between $5,000-$8,000/ year. Resident questioned whether sink hole by Fire Dept. had been repaired. To date, nothing further has been done. Resident questioned whether hole at south end of parking lot where Fire Dept. had buried tan was filled. It has been filled with sand. There being no further discussion, meeting was adjourned at 9:45 p.m. Respectfully submitted Joanne M. Thompson, Clerk |
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