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February 15, 2010 Town Board Minutes (To be approved)
TOWN OF JACKSON MONTHLY BOARD MEETING
FEBRUARY
15, 2010
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT THE TOWN HALL AT 7:00 P.M. BY
CHAIRPERSON CONNOR. PRESENT WERE CHAIRPERSON, DIANNE CONNOR,
SUPERVISOR NANCY GROWE , SUPERVISOR ROGER LARSON, CLERK LORRAINE
RADKE, TREASURER KIMBERLY CAMPION, ROAD SUPERVISOR GUY LOHMAN,
FIRE CHIEF, DAVE FORMANEK WITH 4 OTHERS PRESENT. PLEDGE TO
FLAG SAID. CLERK RADKE SAID PROPER NOTICE WAS POSTED. BOARD
REVIEWED AGENDA, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR GROWE TO APPROVE AGENDA
AS PRESENTED, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR LARSON, MOTION CARRIED.
MINUTES OF JANUARY 11, 2010 MONTHLY BOARD MEETING PRESENTED,
MOTION BY SUPERVISOR GROWE TO APPROVE MINUTES AS PRESENTED,
SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR LARSON, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MOTION
CARRIED.
FINANCIAL REPORT PRESENTED BY TREASURER CAMPION, SUPERVISOR
LARSON SPOKE ON GETTING SOME 6 MONTH C.D.’S AS DISCUSSED
EARLIER, TREASURER CAMPION SAID SHE WILL BE CHECKING INTO
THEM AFTER TAX SETTLEMENT. MOTION BY SUPERVISOR LARSON TO
APPROVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AS PRESENTED, SECONDED BY
SUPERVISOR GROWE, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MOTION CARRIED.
BILL’S PRESENTED, CHAIRPERSON CONNOR ASK ABOUT TAX OVERPAYMENT
CHECK’S, TREASURER CAMPION EXPLAINED IF PEOPLE PAY MORTGAGE
COMPANIES AND THEY HAVE PAID MORE THEN THEIR TAXES ARE, THEY
GET A REFUND CHECK. SUPERVISOR LARSON SPOKE ON ELECTRIC
BILL’S BEING HIGH, CLERK RADKE SHOWED THE BILL’S, AFTER SOME
DISCUSSION, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR LARSON TO PAY ALL BILL’S AS
PRESENTED, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR GROWE, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION,
MOTION CARRIED.
DISCUSSION ON FIRE DEPARTMENT, FIRE CHIEF DAVE FORMANEK SAID
ON JANUARY 27 THEY HAD A CALL TO SILVER BIRCH TRAILWAY FOR
A FIRE AROUND BATHROOM EXHAUST FAN WHICH WAS PUT OUT. HE
SAID THE FIREMEN DID AN EXCELLENT JOB AND WAS A GOOD SAVE.
NEXT TRAINING WILL BE HERE ON WILD LAND FIRE TRAINING, ALSO
TRAINING COMING UP IN HERTEL. THE U T V PART’S HAVE BEEN
ORDERED. FIREMAN MARK CHAKLOS IS WORKING ON A PROGRAM TO GET
YOUTHS INTERESTED IN FIRE FIGHTING FOR FUTURE. DISCUSSION ON
ANNUAL DINNER, DAVE SAID FIREMEN WILL SET DATE AND PLACE AT
NEXT TRAINING MEETING, POSSIBLY AT McKenzie LANDING APRIL 19
th. HE WILL INFORM CLERK.
DISCUSSION ON HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, ROAD SUPERVISOR GUY LOHMAN
SAID HE PUT IN A SENSOR LITE SWITCH IN THE OFFICE ENTRY.
HE SPOKE TO PARTIES ON SNOWMOBILE TRAIL ON LOON CREEK AND
VOYAGER ROAD AND SAID TRAIL IS BACK TO WHERE IT WAS BEFORE
AND NOT ON VOYAGER ROAD. THEY HAVE CHANGED THE PLOWS OVER ON
TRUCKS. HAVE HAD A FEW COMPLAINTS ON ROAD CONDITIONS THIS
WINTER, HAVE NOT BEEN PUTTING ON AS MUCH SALT SAND AS
BEFORE. LETTERS AND SAFETY STRIPS HAVE BEEN PUT ON NEW
TRUCK. ORDERED DECALS FOR ROAD LIMIT SIGNS . ROAD SUPERVISOR SAID
HE HAS BEEN DOING SOME CHECKING ON A PART OF MEYER ROAD
HE WAS ASK ABOUT, ONE PERSON AT THE COUNTY SAID IT IS A
TOWN ROAD, ANOTHER PERSON SAID IT IS NOT A TOWN ROAD. IN THE
PAST ONE ROAD SUPERVISOR MAINTAINED IT ANOTHER ONE DID NOT
SO TOWN HAS TO DECIDE IF THEY WANT TO TAKE IT AS A TOWN
ROAD. AFTER QUITE A BIT OF DISCUSSION, SUPERVISOR LARSON SAID
HE WILL CHECK WITH THE COUNTY ABSTRACT OFFICE FOR EASEMENTS
ETC. ROAD SUPERVISOR LOHMAN SPOKE OF WORK NEEDED TO BE DONE
ON IT IF TOWN MAINTAINS IT.
CHAIRPERSON CONNOR EXPLAINED UPDATES ON PLANNING COMMISSION
AND MEETINGS THAT NEED TO BE HELD FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION
ETC. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION, MEETING SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING
MEETING TO BE HELD AT THE TOWN HALL ON MARCH 22, 2010 AT
6:00 P.M. DISCUSSION ON SETTING DATE FOR MARCH MONTHLY BOARD
MEETING, CHAIRPERSON WILL BE GONE FIRST 2 WEEK’S IN MARCH,
DECISION TO HOLD MONTHLY BOARD MEETING MARCH 22 AFTER PUBLIC
HEARING.
NO BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED, NO OPERATORS LICENSE
APPLICATIONS.
CLERK RADKE SAID SHE RECEIVED A CALL FROM CENSUS BUREAU
WANTING TO USE THE TOWN HALL THE FIRST 3 WEEK’S IN MARCH
FOR TRAINING, BOARD ALL SAID IT WOULD NOT BE A GOOD IDEA.
THERE ARE OTHER MEETINGS HELD DURING THAT TIME. CLERK RADKE
WILL CALL THEM TUESDAY.
SUPERVISOR LARSON ATTENDED THE COUNTY WTA MEETING AND SPOKE
ON AMBULANCE CONTRACT COMING UP, ALL BOARD MEMBERS SHOULD
ATTEND THE NEXT MEETING ON IT. COUNTY W,T,A, WILL HANDLE THE
BIDDING PROCESS . ALSO DISCUSSED COUNTY WIDE A T V ORDINANCE,
IF COUNTY PASSES IT TO ALLOW A T V’S ON COUNTY ROAD’S, EACH
TOWN WILL STILL HAVE THE AUTHORTY TO NOT ALLOW THEM ON
TOWN ROAD’S
NO FURTHER BUSINESS AT HAND, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR LARSON TO
ADJOURN, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR GROWE, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION,
MOTION CARRIED. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:30 P.M.
LORRAINE
RADKE, CLERK
THESE MINUTES ARE SUBJECT TO BOARD’S APPROVAL