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Minutes of: Meeting to Adjourn the Board of Review 645 pm Wednesday – June 5, 2008 Vol 7, Page 143 Present: Steve Rhode, George Champeny, Karl Jennrich, Nancy & Gary Vold, Richard Martinson, Jim Hedberg, Jim Moravec, Bob Payseur, Maynard Bedish, John Gaspar, Jim Pipp, Ken Whyte, Ron & Phyllis Johnson, Ken & Kathy Mitchell, Brian Engel, Inge Knauz, and John and Bev Uecker. Meeting was called to order. Moravec is to call the Dept. of Revenue regarding the June 9th deadline for reports and get back to Hedberg with answers to his questions regarding the new construction and effects on values. Board of Review was then agreed upon and set for Sunday, August 24th beginning at 9 a.m. Open book session with Moravec was scheduled for Saturday, August 16h beginning at 9 a.m. With no other business to be conducted, motion was made for adjournment by Jennrich, was seconded by Champeny and carried. Minutes of: Regular Monthly Town Board Meeting 700 p.m. Wednesday, June 5, 2008 The regular monthly board meeting was called to order and the pledge of allegiance was given. Topic of Birch Point Road was brought up by Ron Johnson and indications were made that funding was put in the budget but nothings was done with it because of moving the road. Johnson was corrected that funds of $28,000 was not part of the highway budget but was a designated fund with the State Treasurer for the purchase of land for the relocation of the transfer station. Hedberg stated that the transportation budget is approved in a special town meeting following the budget hearing. It was also stated that highway bids go out in the spring and the condition of various roads after the spring breakup determine which roads gets the priority. Birch Point Road is one that requires a good amount of preparation and tree removal. Board needed more information to make any comment and of course could not make any decisions due to the fact that being a comment, was not an agenda item. Johnson favored moving the road and John Uecker was given until the July meeting to present letters of approval by all effected property owners. Martinson suggested to get the pop holes fixed with asphalt would be throwing away money so stated that graveling the road for now would be a solution for this year. Agenda was approved in a motion by Jennrich, seconded by Champeny and carried. Approval of previous minutes was made in a motion by Champeny, was seconded by Jennrich and was carried. Maynard Bedish read a statement by Lions President Roger Flaherty (who could not attend) stated that they wanted to cooperate with the Town in long range plans for the park and that they did not want to see many years of service by Champeny and Rhode thrown away because of disagreement at a previous meeting. Lions asked that they not resign. It was stated that members of organizations were part of a committee formed for park advancement. A meeting was requested to be called so that discussion can be made for the Bud Reed monies and the $7,000 received from ATC. Resolution was made for the town to be a part of the plan for feasibility study on expansion of the Highway G Landfill and to place a pro-rated amount in the budget for 2009 for this purpose. The amount for Conover is $9,695.22 base on equalized values. An un-named person questioned the funding not understanding the study would investigate other options. Motion was made by Champeny supporting the resolution, was seconded by Jennrich and was carried. Vol 7, page 144 Discussion was made regarding the sign ordinance. Hedberg explained that he recommended wording so that only billboards be allowed if they were official billboards. He further explained that the county was being asked to take the burden of sign regulation for those towns which do not have a sign ordinance. Conover has village powers and our own ordinance and Hedberg saw fit that the regulation needed to be tightened because of the very concentration of billboards south of Eagle River which is detracting from the beauty of the northwoods. Motion was made by Jennrich to place an amendment on the agenda for July for amending Section 4 (d) to have billboards only as official signs. Motion was seconded by Rhode and carried. The board moved in a motion by Jennrich, to send a letter of support for the other towns in their request of Vilas County to put a sign/billboard ordinance into effect. Motion for this letter of support was seconded by Champeny and carried. Jennrich stated that he had spoken will Terry Cummings regarding the culvert. Martinson stated that the sag in the culvert has been there for many many years and does not see any indication that under-mining of the culvert has even started. There is a huge amount of rock surrounding the outlet. Motion was made by Champeny to not get the town involved in this culvert issue as was requested in the letter. Motion was seconded by Jennrich and was carried.. Karl will notify Terry C. of this motion. Gary Vold reported that the new truck had arrived and they are placing new equipment on it from their volunteer funds. A practice burn on a property on Torch Lake was a training session and a structure fire was put out at Irving Booths home as well as a smoking fire in the laundry room at the Chad Rosinski property. Nancy Vold reported 22 calls and that training would begin on the new stair chair. Rich reported that the estimated cost quote for repairing the damage to Twin Lake Road from the ATC and MJ Electric equipment amounts to $16,990.00 Old 45 Road was completed and the tunnel beneath E. Buckatabon Road was also done. Would be meeting with Pitlik regarding the poor condition on Razorback Road from the base layer. Ron Van Swol was being contacted regarding the Stormy Lake boat landing. It was also discussed that the driveway for Mike Hoffman on Monheim Road was washing out onto Monheim in violation of the driveway permit which requires a 1% minimum back grade from the road for a 10 foot distance to prevent this. Board requested letter giving 30 days for rectifying this problem. Check 12963 from 2006 was not cashed by the Town of Washington and was returned wanting the amount increased from $400 to $500. Washington Town Chair stated that the amount was shorted to them – Hedberg checking for an invoice on this check but if it should be $500, the board felt we should pay it. Motion was made by Champeny to reissue the draft in the amount of $500. Motion was seconded by Jennrich and was carried. Jennrich read a letter from Al Albee regarding the shortage of equipment at the transfer station over the holiday weekend. He made an apology and blamed it on bad timing for the summer equipment increase. Jennrich also brought up that the site could be used for a tire and battery round up. July was a desired date but because of the need for accurate collection and recording of items, a part-time helper would be required. Karl will investigate. Hedberg under correspondence presented a draft of a proposal for the multi-purpose room. With the poor sound quality and the concrete walls, a proposal was made to put wood, a chair rail and drywall on the South wall and have wildlife murals painted on them. The mural would be sold directly to a contracted artist and then would service as a memorial or family contribution. The donated labor to do this would leave the Chamber will approximately $500 cost for the single project. Then an inquiry was made by a benefactor about perhaps getting a price for the full project including a drop ceiling so the Chamber is pursuing this further. The board had no objection to this. Again, an un-name person interrupted stating that the gym should be made available for kids. Vol 7, Page 145 Again, Hedberg attempted to state that this was not the first time the topic of usage was made and that a full liability and insurance investigation was made into it and the bottom line is, this is a town hall – not a school or YMCZ or youth center. Hedberg stated that many organizations as well a private persons rent the hall for dining and parties. Liability for basketball or other games would show the structure unfit under present standards and we would be negligent and responsible for any injury or death resulting from its use. Hedberg also presented a plat map of property on Pine Knoll Lane that he had been questioned on regarding the 200 foot lake footage requirement. Because of two survey maps and plats not recorded before the 1977 zoning regulation, Hedberg felt that a denial of subdivision of parcels short some 12 feet for each parcel was not a qualifying hardship – he read from the zoning book of appeals stating that the hardship was self-imposed and it was not different from other parcels. Board saw the point Hedberg made and Inge Knauz thought that perhaps a new survey would correct any inconsistencies that may have occurred when the property was originally surveyed. Motion was made a 910 pm by Jennrich for adjournment. Motion was seconded by Champeny and was carried. James M. Hedberg Clerk - Treasurer
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