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January 12, 2009 Monthly Board Meeting Minutes
TOWN OF JACKSON MONTHLY BOARD
MEETING
JANUARY 9,
2009
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:10 P.M. AT THE TOWN HALL BY
CHAIRPERSON CONNOR. PRESENT 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 17 OTHERS PRESENT. PLEDGE
TO FLAG SAID. CLERK RADKE SAID PROPER NOTICES HAVE BEEN
POSTED AND PUBLISHED. BOARD REVIEWED AGENDA, SUPERVISOR BIRON
SAID OMIT CLARFICATION ON LOGGING PERMITS, NOT READY YET.
MOTION BY SUPERVISOR GROWE TO APPROVE AGENDA WITH OMISSION,
SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR BIRON, MT.CD.
MINUTES OF DECEMBER 8, 2008 MONTHLY BOARD MEETING PRESENTED,
MOTION BY SUPERVISOR BIRON TO APPROVE MINUTES AS PRESENTED,
SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR GROWE, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MT.CD.
FINANCIAL REPORT PRESENTED, TREASURER CAMPION EXPLAINED COUPLE
TAX RECEIPTS PAID ON LINE THAT SHOULD OF GONE TO ADAMS
COUNTY THAT WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF. SOME DISCUSSION ON DOG
LICENSE, SUPERVISOR GROWE WILL GET A NOTICE ON THE WEB SITE
ABOUT THE AFFIDAVIT PEOPLE NEED IF THEIR DOG HAS DIED.
MOTION BY SUPERVISOR BIRON TO APPROVE FINANCIAL REPORT AS
PRESENTED, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR GROWE, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION,
MT.CD.
BILL’S PRESENTED, TREASURER CAMPION EXPLAINED TAX OVER PAYMENT
CHECK’S. IF TAXES ARE PAID BY MORTGAGE CO. THE PROPERTY
OWNER GET’S THE OVER PAID AMOUNT SOME DISCUSSION IF TOWN
CAN KEEP ANY AMOUNT UNDER $ 5.00 ? TREASURER WILL CHECK ON
IT. MOTION BY SUPERVISOR GROWE TO APPROVE BILL’S AS
PRESENTED, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR BIRON, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION,
MT.CD.
DISCUSSION ON FIRE DEPT. CHIEF DAVE FORMANEK SAID ON
DECEMBER 16 THEY WERE CALLED TO A HOUSE FIRE ON THOMPSON
BAY ROAD THAT WAS FULLY ENGULFED WHEN CALL CAME IN, HAD A
MUTUAL-AID CALL FOR CHIMNEY FIRE WITH WEBB LAKE ON DEC. 31
BUT WAS CALLED BACK ON IT. ON JAN. 7 THEY WERE ON STAND-BY
ON A CARBON MONOXIDE CALL. DAN CAMPION SPOKE ON MOCK
TRAINING BEING DONE, ON DIFFERENT THINGS. DEPT. HAS GOTTEN A
PROJECTOR TO WATCH FIRE VIDEOS, THEY HAVE APPLIED FOR A
GRANT FOR INTERNET TRAININGS. THERE MAY BE A SKY-WATCH CLASS
HERE IN APRIL, W I T C TRAINING IN TELAMARK WITH SEVERAL OF
THEM TO ATTEND. CHIEF EXPLAINED NEW S C B A ‘S THAT DEPT.
HAVE GOTTEN THAT ARE REQUIRED BY STATE. NEW SIGN IS HERE
AND WILL BE INSTALLED IN THE SPRING. FIRE DEPT. RECEIVED $
220.00 IN DEER HIDES, DAN CAMPION EXPLAINED THE L O S A
PROGRAM FIRE DEPT. IS IN AND PAYMENT’S MADE. HE ASK IF THE
TOWN COULD PLOW PUBLIC LANDINGS THAT THE FIRE DEPT. USE FOR
WATER SITES ? BOARD SAID ROAD SUPERVISOR AND FIRE DEPT. CAN
WORK SOMETHING OUT ON THIS.
DISCUSSION ON HIGHWAY DEPT. ROAD SUPERVISOR LOHMAN SAID
BEEN BUSY PLOWING, WORKING ON EQUIPMENT, REPLACING SOME ROAD
SIGNS LIKE STOP SIGNS. REPAIRS ON TRUCK BEING DONE, BELTING
ON CONVEYER, SENT TRUCK TO RICE LAKE TO HAVE FRAME
STRAIGHTEND OUT, BEEN WORKING IN SHOP INSULATING ETC, ROAD
SUPERVISOR WILL BE ATTENDING A WELDING CLASS THRU MARCH.
SUPERVISOR GROWE SAID THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF POSITIVE
COMMENTS ON HOW GOOD THE TOWN ROADS ARE BEING KEPT UP.
KATHY SWINGLE SPOKE ON PLANNING COMMISSION AND EXPLAINED THE
MEETINGS THAT HAVE BEEN HELD AND ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN
DISCUSSED AT THEM.
SUPERVISOR GROWE SAID HAS BEEN A LOT OF INTEREST IN TOWN’S
WEB SITE.
NO FURTHER BUSINESS AT HAND, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR BIRON TO
ADJOURN, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR GROWE, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION,
MT.CD MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:00 P.M..
LORRAINE
RADKE, CLERK