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June 4, 2009 Regular Monthly Meeting
Minutes of: Adjourned Board of Review & Regular Monthly Meeting June 4, 2009 6:45 p.m. in the Conover Center Vol 8, Page 10 Meeting was called to order by Chairperson Rhode. Present: Steve Rhode, George Champeny, Karl Jennrich, Jim Hedberg, Nancy Vold, Gary Vold and Rich Martinson. No other public persons in attendance at either of the foregoing meetings. The Board of Review was called to order with the purpose of setting a date when the assessment roll would be completed and assessments notices could be put out. Rhode had been in contact with Jim Placek and Bowmar’s Appleton Office. They expect the Board of Review to be at the end of July. They do not want any weekends. Hedberg addressed concerns regarding having the assessment roll open for inspection in the Conover Center and how and who will be responsible for the Open Book Session. Rhode will re-contact them confirmation. Hedberg was given some contact numbers also. After discussion, the board confirmed that the Board of Review will be held on Thursday, July 30, 2009 from 5 – 7:00 p.m. in the Conover Center. Open book sessions will be confirmed with Bowmar ASAP. Motion was made by Champeny to adjourn, was seconded by Jennrich and carried. * * * * * * * The Regular Monthly Meeting was called to order and pledge of allegiance was given. There was no public comment due to no public in attendance. The board then discussed the Town Plan Commission. Ordinance 111-09 for the commission and Resolution 104-09 for public participation was adopted at the previous meeting. With the responsibility of making appointments to the commission by the Town Chairperson, names were brought up as recommended. The following were appointed to the commission but Hedberg first would have to make written notification to see if the voluntary position would be accepted. [ Brian Engle, William Hunt, Fred Indermuehle, Charles Champeny, Robert Payseur, Karl Jennrich and James Hedberg ] Rhode reported on the fact that attendance at the Vilas County Forestry Committee meeting yesterday in Eagle River was to no avail. The County does not want to get involved until there is some resolution as to ownership of the current “culvert – dam.” Further help might be able to be had via the Land and Water committee and Steve will investigate and attend their upcoming meeting on the 30th. He reported that it seems that the DNR will give us time to sort through the issues over the Tamarack Flowage. Tim McCormick of Northern Environmental has visited the site and he is the one that Rhode has contracted for engineering stats. The fire department reported on their activity and is looking forward to their upcoming fund raising events. They report nine paged calls. Nancy Vold reported that the state is making a prospective EMT go through training all over again rather than just a test which is a problem for staffing the ambulance. The EMT has credentials from another area which were not current and they say a test is not enough. The reports from Howard Young are getting worse and Vold is unable to get in touch with the accountant. Hedberg to set up a meeting at 7 a.m. in the morning at ERMH to get answers to questions regarding the reports and being charged for intercepts. It was discussed that Watersmeet is not paying their fair share of expenses when calls to the Casino and other 10-22 cancellations are being billed to us. Martinson reported that diggers is so far behind that it is taking weeks to get markings for things as simple as fire numbers to our road maintenance projects. He is hoping to get to Heart Lake Road next week and Pitlik is also behind so no definite date can be provided for the paving at the fire station. Rich reported that data from the Clerk’s Office and help from Vilas County Mapping Department, clearly shows the old route of Birch Point Road and that the conditions would be advantageous to the Town to utilize it verses doing extensive tree removal on the existing Birch Point Road on the bluff next to the lake. Vol 8., Page 11 It was agreed, that a letter be written to the property owners indicating the intent of the Town and to invite them to the July 2, 2009 meeting to give opinion or to write so that this project can be initiated. It is clearly the economic and environmental thing to do in upgrading that portion of the road. Martinson also wanted to address the need for putting out some roads for bids for crack sealing. Hedberg stressed the fact that the budget is now tightened to the point that every cent must be carefully considered. Funds we are waiting for may be a part of the revenue portion of the budget and therefore can not be considered for spending on things that were not specifically noted for purchase in the budget. Right now, the ambulance is in the red so our budget for it is a double negative and the truck purchase with the trade of the Oshkosh may also be an area that does not increase our financial assets. The cemetery received very many compliments – one of the best in the area for the Memorial Day weekend and for its upkeep all summer long. The park committee will be called to order at the park so that details can be drawn up for the restroom remodeling. Meeting in the park needed to measure out and confirm what we intend to do. It was also agreed, that the Town should have a certificate of insurance from the organizations. Hedberg will write to obtain that. Board reviewed and commented on the financial report from Wipfli. Applications for operator licenses and renewal alcohol beverage licenses were reviewed by the board. There was one licensee delinquent on property taxes for the 2nd portion of 2007 and all of 2008 which was denied approval by the board. Taxes amount to close to $3,000 and in accordance with the town general code, a letter of notification of refusal to renew license on these grounds would be sent to the licensee. In other issues related to our downtown area, it was discussed about traffic possibly being routed on Town Road when the Highway 45 bridge construction project takes effect and according to sources, it would around July 4th. The parade route would be affected and the traffic on the back road being narrow, would have a wearing effect on the blacktop. It was also reported that members of the board and the clerk have received complaints regarding rubbish and items not properly stored or disposed of. One of the properties is in town and the others are on Church Road. All of the complaints were left without giving a name but vividly described their feeling of it being a health hazard and a detriment to the neighbors and community. Board also wants Hedberg to check into discontinuing maintenance of the alley between Town Road and School Street. According to previous incidents, the town must initiate some action giving a date for removal and then if not remedied, the County Health Department would take over. Citations and court action could result. The board requested that letters of notice of these violations be sent to the properties. Town claims were reviewed and approved. There was no other correspondence. Motion was made for adjournment at 845 by Champeny, was seconded by Jennrich and was carried. James M. Hedberg Clerk
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