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July 13, 2009 Town Board Minutes
TOWN OF JACKSON MONTHLY BOARD MEETING
JULY 13, 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 ROGER LARSON, CLERK LORRAINE
RADKE, ROAD SUPERVISOR GUY LOHMAN WITH 7 OTHERS PRESENT.
ABSENT: TREASURER KIMBERLY CAMPION AND FIRE CHIEF DAVE
FORMANEK. PLEDGE TO FLAG SAID. CLERK RADKE SAID PROPER
NOTICES HAVE BEEN POSTED AND PUBLISHED. BOARD REVIEWED AGENDA,
MOTION BY SUPERVISOR GROWE TO APPROVE AGENDA, SECONDED BY
SUPERVISOR, LARSON, MT.CD.
MINUTES OF JUNE 8, 2009 MONTHLY BOARD MEETING PRESENTED,
CLERK RADKE STATED SHE CHECKED WITH WI. TOWNS ASSOC. AND THE
TOWN BOARD APPOINTS ATTORNEY, ALSO SHE HAD DULUTH BUSINESS
CHECK THE BIG COPY MACHINE AND IT NEEDS COUPLE PARTS THAT
THEY CAN NOT GET SO MACHINE IS NO LONGER IN OFFICE. MOTION
BY SUPERVISOR LARSON TO APPROVE MINUTES AS PRESENTED, SECONDED
BY SUPERVISOR GROWE, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MT.CD.
FINANCIAL REPORT LEFT BY TREASURER PRESENTED, MOTION BY
SUPERVISOR GROWE TO APPROVE FINANCIAL REPORT AS PRESENTED,
SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR LARSON, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MT.CD.
BILL’S PRESENTED, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR GROWE TO PAY ALL
BILL’S AS PRESENTED, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR LARSON, NO
FURTHER DISCUSSION, MT.CD.
NO FIRE DEPT. REPORT.
HIGHWAY DEPT. REPORT, ROAD SUPERVISOR LOHMAN SAID THEY PUT
NEW SPRINGS ON DUMP TRUCK, BEEN DOING MOWING ON ROADS,
RECEIVED A CALL ABOUT THE MOWER BREAKING A TRUCK TOPPER
WINDOW, HE TOLD THE PARTY TO GET COUPLE ESTIMATES AND GET
BACK TO HIM. PUT NEW TIRES ON JOHN DEERE TRACTOR, TRAP ROCK
FOR MORNING STAR PROJECT IS HERE, PLANS FOR MAIL, SWEGER,
AND SEIBEN ROAD WORK ARE FOR END OF JULY. NEW CULVERT
INSTALLED ON MAIL ROAD. LOHMAN SAID THEY HAVE BEEN CHECKING
DIFFERENT ROADS FOR PATCH REPAIR AND WORKING ON SOME WASH
OUTS. HE HAS ORDERED THE NEW SWEEPER SHOULD BE HERE BY NEXT
WEEK FROM BARABOO IMPLEMENT. HE EXPLAINED A PROBLEM WITH
GRADER, HE CALLED NORTRAX AND THEY PICKED IT UP, IT IS
UNDER WARRANTY BUT TOWN WILL NEED TO PAY THE HAULING FEE.
BEEN PUTTING UP NEW ROAD NAME SIGNS, HE AND SUPERVISOR
LARSON WILL ATTEND A PASER CLASS IN HAYWARD JULY 29.
SUPERVISOR GROWE SAID SHE RECEIVED A CALL ABOUT SOME TREES
ON THOMPSON AND KOVARIK ROADS THAT WERE SHIRRED, LOHMAN SAID
WAS FROM MOWER. SUPERVISOR LARSON THANKED MR. LOHMAN ON HIS
RESEARCH ON SWEEPER, HE SAVED THE TOWN ABOUT $2,500.00 BY
DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH ON IT. SUPERVISOR LARSON SPOKE ON
OLD ROAD NAME SIGNS TAKEN DOWN, POSSIBLY THE TOWN CAN SELL
THEM IF ANYONE WOULD BE INTERESTED. CAN PUT IT ON WEB SITE
AND IN TOWN ANNUAL LETTER. SUPERVISOR LARSON SPOKE ON BEING
UNDER BUDGET ON ROAD PROJECTS SO TOWN COULD GET THE
HANDICAPED AREA FOR PARKING BLACKTOPED THIS YEAR. AFTER SOME
DISCUSSION, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR LARSON TO ALLOCATE UP TO $
20,000.00 TO BLACKTOP HANDICAPED AREA AND IN FRONT OF FIRE
HALL, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR GROWE, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION,
MT.CD. SUPERVISOR LARSON SPOKE ON HAULING CONTRACT AND READ
ONE. BOARD AGREE TO TRY IT AND SEE HOW IT GOES.
ON CEMETERY ORDINANCE, SUPERVISOR GROWE EXPLAINED THE ONE SHE
DID UP AND SOME CHANGES SHE MADE, AFTER SOME DISCUSSION
SUPERVISOR GROWE WILL RE DO THE ORDINANCE TO PRESENT AT
AUGUST MEETING.
ON PAYMENT PROCEDURES POLICY, CLERK RADKE READ THE ONE SHE
RESEARCHED, AFTER SOME DISCUSSION, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR LARSON
TO APPROVE THE PAYMENT PROCEDURE POLICY, SECONDED BY
SUPERVISOR GROWE, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MT.CD. CLERK WILL GET
COPIES SENT OUT.
ON PLANNING COMMISSION UP DATE, CHAIRPERSON CONNOR SAID THE
COMMITTEE WILL MEET AT THE TOWN HALL JULY 16 TO DO UP
GOALS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, THEY WERE DONE UP EARLIER BUT MR.
KORMAN CAN NOT LOCATE THEM SO NEED TO DO THEM OVER.
2 BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED BY U D C INSPECTOR
POLICE CHIEF PAUL JOHNSON GAVE HIS REPORT. HE SAID OFFICER
GULBRANDSEN WILL BE WORKING COUPLE ADDITIONAL SHIFTS THIS
MONTH. HE SPOKE OF COUPLE MOTORCYCLE GANGS THAT COULD BE IN
THE AREA END OF JULY. HE IS GOING TO BEGIN A CAMPAIGN
THIS FALL TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO FILL OUT PROPER “DO NOT
RESUSCITATE” PAPERWORK IF THAT IS THEIR WISH. HE SPOKE OF
PROBLEM WATER PATROL HAD ON BIRCH ISLAND LAKE. HE STATED THE
SEAT BELT LAW IS IN EFFECT NOW., HAD A FEW ATV COMPLAINTS,
ONLY COUPLE ON FIREWORKS.
CHAIRPERSON CONNOR READ THANK YOU LETTER FROM COUNTY HUMANE
SOCIETY AND EXPLAINED IT WAS DOG SURPLUS MONEY TOWN RECEIVED
FROM COUNTY. ALSO LETTER FROM LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION ON
INVASIVE SPECIES REQUESTING CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROGRAM.
SUPERVISOR GROWE SAID SHE FEELS IT SHOULD BE UNDER THE
DIFFERENT LAKE ASSOCIATIONS, SUPERVISOR LARSON AGREED.
CHAIRPERSON CONNOR SAID THE ELECTORS VOTED BEFORE THAT THE
TOWN DOES NO DONTATIONS, CLERK INSTRUCTED TO INFORM THE M OF
THIS.
NO FURTHER BUSINESS AT HAND, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR LARSON TO
ADJOURN, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR GROWE, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION,
MT.CD. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:55 P.M,.
LORRAINE RADKE, CLERK
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