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June 8, 2009 Town Board Minutes (To be approved)
TOWN OF JACKSON MONTHLY BOARD MEETING
JUNE 8,
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, TREASURER KIMBERLY CAMPION, FIRE CHIEF DAVE FORMANEK,
ROAD SUPERVISOR GUY LOHMAN WITH 9 OTHERS PRESENT. PLEDGE TO
FLAG SAID. CLERK RADKE SAID PROPER NOTICES HAD BEEN POSTED
AND PUBLISHED. BOARD REVIEWED AGENDA, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR
GROWE TO APPROVE AGENDA, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR LARSON,
MT.CD.
SUPERVISOR LARSON OPENED BID RECEIVED FOR MORNING STAR ROAD
PROJECT, ONLY BID RECEIVED WAS FROM MONARCH PAVING. SOME
DISCUSSION ON COUPLE DIFFERENT DATES WHEN WORK COULD BE DONE
AND DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HOT MIX AND WARM MIX, AFTER ALL
DISCUSSION, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR GROWE TO ACCEPT THE BID FROM
MONARCH PAVING FOR HOT MIX PRICE OF $ 70,619.35 , AND HAVE
WORK DONE IN JULY, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR LARSON, NO FURTHER
DISCUSSION, MT.CD.
MINUTES OF MAY 11, 2009 MONTHLY BOARD MEETING PRESENTED,
MOTION BY SUPERVISOR GROWE TO APPROVE MINUTES AS PRESENTED,
SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR LARSON, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MT.CD.
FINANCIAL REPORT PRESENTED, TREASURER SAID SHE WILL BE
ATTENDING TREASURERS CLASS IN GREEN BAY NEXT MONTH BUT WILL
GIVE FINANCIAL REPORT TO CLERK, SHE WILL NEED CHECK’S FOR
TREASURERS ANNUAL DUES WITH M.T.W.A AND FOR MOTEL ROOM BOARD
APPROVED THEM. MOTION BY SUPERVISOR LARSON TO APPROVE
FINANCIAL REPORT AS PRESENTED, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR GROWE,
NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MT.CD.
BILL’S PRESENTED, CLERK RADKE RECEIVED COUPLE BILL’S SINCE
SENDING THEM TO BOARD- CHECK’S # 22682 TO MARCELLA TONSAGER
TO CLEAN CARPET & # 22683 TO MY-LOR, INC. FOR ACCOUNTABILITY
TAGS FOR FIRE MEN, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR LARSON TO PAY ALL
BILL’S AS PRESENTED, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR GROWE, NO FURTHER
DISCUSSION, MT.CD.
DISCUSSION ON FIRE DEPT. CHIEF FORMANEK SAID ON MAY 25
CALLED OUT FOR A WILD LAND AND POSSIBLE CABIN FIRE ON WEST
SIDE OF SAND LAKE, TURNED OUT TO BE A SMALL WILD LAND FIRE
ONLY. ON MAY 31 AT 4:30 A.M. GOT PAGED FOR STRUCTURE
FIRE AT THE WORM FARM ON COUNTY A, SCOTT AND WEBB LAKE
FIRE DEPT’S ASSISTED AS WELL AS WELL AS WEBSTER FIRE DEPT.,
LOST THE STRUCTURE BUT NO INJURIES, SPENT ABOUT 10 TO 12
HOURS THERE AND WAS RECALLED LATER DUE TO SOME CARDBOARD
BURNING THAT THEY TOOK CARE OF RIGHT AWAY. CHIEF THANKED
SECOND ALARM MEMBERS FOR HELPING WITH CLEAN UP AFTERWARDS AND
FOR COOKING BREAKFAST AND LUNCH FOR ALL THE FIREFIGHTERS
ALSO THANKED WAYNES FOOD AND WHISPERING PINES LANDSCAPING FOR
DONATION OF THE FOOD. ON JUNE 2 MUTUAL AID WITH SCOTT FIRE
DEPT. FOR STRUCTURE FIRE ON COUNTY A ,TURNED OUT TO BE A
MATTRESS FIRE AND THEY WERE TOLD TO DISREGARD. R I T TRAINING
WAS WELL ATTENDED AND WAS A GOOD CLASS. PUMPER TRAINING
COMING UP, CHIEF WILL TRY TO ATTEND A CLASS IN SHELL LAKE
ON JUNE 23 & 24 ON ASSESSING WILD FIRES, HE ATTENDED THE
FIRST RESPONDER MEETING ON MAY 14 AND RECEIVED A CHECK FROM
THEM FOR $ 5,000.00 TO BE USED TOWARDS PURCHASE OF THE U T
V VEHICLE THAT IS IN THE FIRE HALL IF ANYONE WANTS TO SEE
IT AFTER THE MEETING TONIGHT. HE WILL BE GETTING INFORMATION
ON ITEMS THAT WILL BE NEEDED FOR IT. DEPT, RECEIVED CHECKS
FROM UNITED WAY THAT WERE USED TO PURCHASE A MOTOR FOR THE
BOAT. HE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM A PARTY THAT LIVES IN SWISS
TOWNSHIP REQUESTING A LETTER FROM JACKSON FIRE DEPT. THAT
THEY WOULD RESPOND TO A FIRE CALL THER, DAVE SAID HE WILL
RESPOND TO THE LETTER TELLING HIM LEGALLY IT WOULD BE THE
DANBURY FIRE DEPT. THAT WILL RESPOND SINCE IT IS IN TOWN OF
SWISS. HARLO OLSON IS A NEW MEMBER OF THE FIRE DEPT. DAVE
READ THANK YOU NOTE FROM TOM STEGER AT THE WORM FARM.
SUPERVISOR GROWE SAID WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN OPEN HOUSE
SOMETIME TO SHOW THE TOWN AND FIRE DEPT. EQUIPMENT TOWN HAS
AND EXPLAIN THE SPRINKLER TRAINING SYSTEM FIRE DEPT. IS
WORKING ON DAVE SAID DAN CAMPION IS WORKING ON SETTING
SOMETHING UP FOR A LATER DATE AND WILL KEEP BOARD ADVISED
ON IT. PROBABLY IN THE FALL SOMETIME..
DISCUSSION ON HIGHWAY DEPT., ROAD SUPERVISOR GUY LOHMAN SAID
THEY HAVE BEEN DOING TREE WORK ON MORNING STAR, STUMPS HAVE
BEEN REMOVED BY HOPKINS,ROAD HAS BEEN PULVERIZED FOR CHIP
SEALING, BEEN REMOVING TREES ON FOX & MALLARD LAKE ROADS,
CHECKING ALDEN ROAD SPOTS THAT NEED ATTENTION. HE SPOKE ON
LITE AT CEMETERY, IT IS MADE TO SHINE DOWN NOT UP ,BEEN
REPLACING SOME PARTS ON TRACTOR, WORKING ON FIRE NUMBERS WITH
CAROL JOHNSON. HE SPOKE ON SWEEPER BREAKING DOWN AND COST
OF FIXING IT AS TO GETTING A NEW ONE. IT IS ON THE 2010
BUDGET TO REPLACE IT AND WONDERS IF IT COULD BE REPLACED
NOW INSTESD OF NEXT YEAR, SUPERVISOR LARSON SPOKE OF REPLACING
SWEEPER NOW AND TAKE FUNDS OUT OF HIGHWAY CONTINGENCY FUND,
AFTER ALL DISCUSSION, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR LARSON TO MOVE
THE PURCHASE OF A NEW SWEEPER FROM THE 2010 BUDGET TO 2009
AND LOOK FOR ONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR
GROWE, DISCUSSION HELD AS TO BOARD WILL NEED TO AMMEND THE
2009 PROPOSED BUDGET, CLERK AND TREASURER WILL LOOK INTO IT,
NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MT.CD. ROAD SUPERVISOR SPOKE OF
CURRENT TOWN LOGGING ORDINANCE # 29, IT HAS GOTTEN OUT OF
HAND TO TRY TO ENFORCE IT AND HE RECOMMENDS DOING AWAY WITH
IT AND HAVE SOME OTHER TYPE OF ORDINANCE ON LOGGING
ORDINANCE PUT IN. DISCUSSION ON MOSER ROAD THAT WAS DISCUSSED
LAST MONTH, SUPERVISOR LARSON SAID IT WAS DISCUSSED BUT NO
REAL ACTION WAS TAKEN, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR LARSON THAT THE
TOWN OF JACKSON TAKE NO ACTION TO TRY TO RE-CLAIM THE
PORTION OF MOSER ROAD ADJACENT TO THE DENNIS CALABRETTO
PROPERTY, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR GROWE, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION,
MT.CD.
DISCUSSION ON APPOINTING AN ATTORNEY FOR THE TOWN OF
JACKSON, CHAIRPERSON CONNOR SAID SHE HAD TALKED TO JOHN
GRINDELL WHO LIVES IN OUR TOWN AND HE SAID HE WOULD BE
HAPPY TO BE OUR ATTORNEY, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR GROWE TO
APPOINT JOHN GRINDELL AS THE OFFICIAL TOWN’S ATTORNEY,
SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR LARSON, DISCUSSION HELD AS TO WEATHER
THIS SHOULD BE DONE BY THE TOWN BOARD OR BY THE ELECTORS,
CLERK RADKE WILL CHECK IT OUT, SUPERVISOR GROWE AMMENDED THE
MOTION TO STATE TO APPOINT JOHN GRINDELL AS OUR ATTORNEY
UNTIL EITHER THE ANNUAL MEETING OR UNTIL CLERK GETS LEGAL
OPINION ON IT, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR LARSON, NO FURTHER
DISCUSSION, MT.CD.
DISCUSSION ON PRESENT LOGGING ORDINANCE TOWN HAS, SUPERVISOR
LARSON READ ORDINANCE TOWN NOW HAS AND PROBLEMS TOWN IS
HAVING WITH PARTIES NOT GETTING PERMIT ETC. MOTION BY
SUPERVISOR LARSON TO RESCIND LOGGING ORDINANCE # 28, SECONDED
BY SUPERVISOR GROWE, DISCUSSION HELD, SUPERVISOR LARSON
EXPLAINED MAIN THING IS TO PROTECT ROADS IN THE TOWN FROM
DAMAGE NOT TO PREVENT LOGGING, SUPERVISOR LARSON CONTACTED
TOWN OF SWISS AND RECEIVED A COPY OF A HAULING CONTRACT
THEY USE WITH NO PROBLEMS, AFTER ALL DISCUSSION, SUPERVISOR
LARSON AMMENDED HIS MOTION TO READ, TO RESCIND PRESENT
ORDINANCE # 29 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PERMITS NOW ON RECORD
OR OBTAINED AND ON FILE, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR GROWE, NO
FURTHER DISCUSSION, MT.CD. DISCUSSION ON HAULING CONTRACT
DISCUSSED EARLIER, ROAD SUPERVISOR LOHMAN SPOKE OF SOME TYPE
OF ORDINANCE OR CONTRACT THAT THE TOWN BE NOTIFIED OF ANY
LOGGING OPERATION IN TOWN, MORE WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE
JULY MEETING ON IT.
CHAIRPERSON CONNOR SPOKE ON UPDATE ON PLANNING COMMISSION,
MAPPING COMPLETED, EVERYTHING IS ON TRACK. THERE WILL BE A
CLUSTER MEETING JUNE 22 FROM 6 TO 9 P.M. AT THE GOVERTMENT
CENTER. SHE SPOKE ON GREEN BURIAL ITEM, WOULD NEED A PERMIT
FROM BURNETT COUNTY.
I LOG PERMIT AND 5 BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED SINCE MAY
MEETING.
CLERK SPOKE OF THE COPY MACHINE GIVEN TO TOWN EARLIER AS
TO NOT WORKING AND REQUESTED SHE COULD CALL DULUTH BUSINESS
TO SEE IF IT COULD BE FIXED WITHIN RESONABLE COST, BOARD
APPROVED HER CHECKING INTO IT.
PAUL JOHNSON POLICE CHIEF SAID HE HAS BEEN MEETING WITH
SHERIFF DEPT. ON RECORD MANGMENT PROGRAM, BEEN A BUSY MONTH
WITH TRAFFIC ETC. ONE BAR FIGHT IN TOWN OF JACKSON, SEXUAL
ASSULT THAT WAS REPORTED BUT HAPPENED IN TOWN OF RUSK. THE
NEW SIGN IS ON POLICE TRUCK THAT SAYS JACKSON ON IT. HE
SAID HAD SOME A T V PROBLEMS OVER THE WEEKEND.
MAURY MILLER SPOKE ON THE NEW FIRE NUMBERS TOWN HAS PUT UP
AND SAID THE COUNTY BOARD WERE VERY IMPRESSED WITH THEM. HE
SPOKE ON TOWERS NEEDED AND THE FINANCING NEEDED FOR THEM.
SOME DISCUSSION ON FUTURE OF AMBULANCE IN COUNTY, MR. MILLER
WILL KEEP TOWN ADVISED ON IT.
CHAIRPERSON CONNOR READ LETTER FROM KEITH REDISKE
COMPLIMENTING TOWN BOARD FOR NOT ALLOWING A T V’S ON TOWN
ROADS.
NO FURTHER BUSINESS AT HAND. MOTION BY SUPERVISOR GROWE TO
ADJOURN, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR LARSON, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION,
MT.CD. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:15 P.M.
LORRAINE RADKE, CLERK
THIS MINUTES ARE SUBJECT TO TOWN BOARD APPROVAL
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