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February 9, 2009 Town Board Minutes
TOWN OF JACKSON MONTHLY BOARD MEETING
FEBRUARY 9, 2009
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 GARY BIRON, CLERK LORRAINE
RADKE, TREASURER KIMBERLY CAMPION, FIRE CHIEF DAVE FORMANEK
AND ROAD SUPERVISOR GUY LOHMAN WITH 12 OTHERS PRESENT. PLEDGE
TO FLAG SAID. CLERK RADKE STATED PROPER NOTICES HAD BEEN
PUBLISHED AND POSTED. BOARD REVIEWED AGENDA, SUPERVISOR BIRON
SPOKE ON DISCUSSION ON A CANDIDATE FORUM FOR APRIL ELECTION
AT END OF TONIGHTS MEETING, CONNOR AND GROWE AGREE, MOTION
BY SUPERVISOR BIRON TO APPROVE AGENDA WITH ADDITION,
SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR GROWE, MT.CD.
MINUTES OF JANUARY 12, 2009 MONTHLY BOARD MEETING PRESENTED,
MOTION BY SUPERVISOR GROWE TO APPROVE MINUTES AS PRESENTED,
SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR BIRON, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MT.CD.
FINANCIAL REPORT PRESENTED, TREASURER CAMPION SAID SHE WILL
NEED A NEW PRINTER BEFORE NEXT TAX SEASON. MOTION BY
SUPERVISOR BIRON TO APPROVE FINANCIAL REPORT AS PRESENTED,
SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR GROWE, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MT.CD.
BILL’S PRESENTED, CLERK RADKE SAID CHECK # 22465 SHOULD BE
UNDER GENERAL NOT FIRE SINCE IT WOULD GO UNDER BUILDING
MAINTANCE. TREASURER CAMPION EXPLAINED THE CHECK’S FOR TAX
OVER PAYMENTS AND THE REPLACEMENT CHECK TO WEBSTER SCHOOL
FOR TAX SETTLEMENT, THEY NEVER RECEIVED EARLIER CHECK SENT TO
THEM SO SHE STOPPED PAYMENT ON IT AND ISSUED THE
REPLACEMENT CHECK. MOTION BY SUPERVISOR BIRON TO APPROVE
BILL’S AS PRESENTED, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR GROWE, NO FURTHER
DISCUSSION, MT.CD.
DISCUSSION ON FIRE DEPT. CHIEF FORMANEK SAID THEY HAD A
CHIMNEY FIRE CALL JAN. 24 AT 4736 COUNTY A, TRAINING ON
WILD FIRE WILL BE AT FIRE HALL ON MARCH 24 AT 7 P.M. SKY
WARNING TRAINING AT FIRE HALL ON APRIL 28 AT 6:30 P.M.
PUMPER # 7 WILL BE DOWN FOR A WEEK OR TWO GETTING WORKED
ON SOMETIME IN MARCH. THEY PLAN TO APPLY FOR A FEMA GRANT
FOR A BRUSH TRUCK, NEW SCBA’S ARE HERE, DAN CAMPION SPOKE
ON A FIRE-WISE PROGRAM THRU D N R, DEPT. PLANS TO DO SOME
INFORMATION CLASSES ON IT IF ANY OF THE LAKE ASSOCIATION’S
ARE INTERESTED.
DISCUSSION ON HIGHWAY DEPT. ROAD SUPERVISOR LOHMAN SAID THEY
HAVE BEEN SANDING, REPLACED ANTENNA ON GRADER, HAD SOME WORK
DONE ON GRADER WING, WORKING ON NEW ROAD SIGN’S AND FIRE
NUMBER’S TO BE REPLACED FOR NEXT YEAR. WORKING IN TOWN SHOP,
MOVING THING’S AROUND TO MAKE MORE ROOM. DOING INVENTORY,
CHECKING WIRING ETC.
DISCUSSION ON HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT RESERVE FUND ,SUPERVISOR BIRON
EXPLAINED WHAT HE AND BOB PROEHL HAVE BEEN WORKING ON PAST
COUPLE YEARS, HE EXPLAINED THE RESOLUTION AND DOLLAR AMOUNTS
INVOLVED. SUPERVISOR BIRON WILL WORK UP THE FINAL RESOLUTION
TO PRESENT AT THE MARCH MEETING FOR BOARD TO REVIEW AND
POSSIBLY APPROVE. SOME DISCUSSION ON SETTING ALL CONTINGENCY
FUNDS IN SUCH A MANNER. MORE WILL BE DISCUSSED IN FUTURE.
CHAIRPERSON CONNOR EXPLAINED UP DATE ON PLANNING COMMITTEE
MEETINGS HELD. THING’S SEEM TO BE GOING WELL. THERE WILL BE
A CLUSTER MEETING ON FEB. 16 AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER
DISCUSSION ON SNOWMOBILE ORDINANCE #17 AND ITEM THAT APPEARED
IN THE NEWSLETTER SENT WITH TAX STATEMENTS AS TO
SNOWMOBILERS CAN NOT OPERATE ALONG RIGHT OF WAY’S. SUPERVISOR
GROWE HAD RECEIVED AN E-MAIL ON THIS AND SAID SHE ISN’T
SURE JUST WHO SAID TO PUT THAT IN THE NEWSLETTER AND IT
WAS AN OVERSITE BUT SHE WILL GET IT ON THE WEB-SITE TO
THIS FACT. ERIC GULBRANDSE FROM THE POLICE DEPT. SPOKE ON THE
DIFFERENCE OF BEING ON RIGHT OF WAY AND PRIVATE PROPERTY AS
TO PEOPLE PUTTING UP SNOW FENCES, LEGALLY THEY CAN NOT
HAVE THEM. HE SPOKE ON PRIVATE ROAD’S WITH HOME’S ALONG THEM
AS TO PATROLLING THEM, WOULD TOWN WANT THEM PATROLLED ?
SUPERVISOR BIRON SAID THEY ARE TAX PAYERS AND DESERVE
PATROLLING, REST OF BOARD AGREE.
NO LOG OR BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED.
CHAIRPERSON CONNOR SPOKE ON THE BIG TABLE BEING MOVED, IT
SHOULD BE KEPT WHERE IT IS NOW.
SUPERVISOR BIRON SPOKE OF HAVING A CANDIDATE FORUM BEFORE
THE APRIL 7, 2009 TOWN BOARD ELECTION. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION
IT WAS DECIDED TO HAVE IT ON MONDAY MARCH 9, 2009 FROM 6
P.M. TO 7 P.M. BEFORE THE REGULAR MONTHLY BOARD MEETING.
CLERK RADKE WILL GET IT POSTED AND PUBLISHED AND SUPERVISOR
GROWE WILL PUT IT ON THE TOWN WEB-SITE.
NO FURTHER BUSINRESS AT HAND, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR GROWE TO
ADJOURN, SECONDED BY SUPEVISOR BIRON, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION,
MT.CD. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:05 P.M.
LORRAINE RADKE, CLERK