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May 11, 2009 Town Board Minutes (To be approved)
TOWN OF JACKSON MONTHLY BOARD
MEETING
MAY 11, 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 7 OTHERS PRESENT. PLEDGE TO
FLAG SAID. CLERK RADKE SAID PROPER NOTICES WERE POSTED AND
PUBLISHED. BOARD REVIEWED AGENDA, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR GROWE
TO APPROVE AGENDA AS PRESENTED, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR LARSON,
MT.CD.
SUPERVISOR LARSON OPENED BID’S RECEIVED ON ROAD PULVERIZATION
WORK, MONARCH PAVING --FOR MORNING STAR $ 5,765.00
FOR EAGLE LAKE ROAD $ 2,920.00----FROM KRAMER----FOR MORNING
STAR $3,771.90—FOR EAGLE LAKE ROAD $ 2,297.43. AFTER SOME
DISCUSSION, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR GROWE TO ACCEPT THE BID’S
FOR BOTH ROAD’S FROM KRAMER, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR LARSON,
NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MT.CD. SUPERVISOR LARSON WILL CONTACT
THEM.
MINUTES OF APRIL 13, 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 CAMPION SPOKE OF
DONATING THE DOG SURPLUS MONIES RECEIVED IN 2008 AND 2009 TO
BURNETT COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY FOR A TOTAL OF $ 567.75,
MOTION BY SUPERVISOR LARSON TO DONATE THE MONIES AS
REQUESTED, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR GROWE, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION,
MT.CD. TREASURER CAMPION SPOKE OF THE TREASURERS INSTITUTE IN
GREEN BAY IN JULY. SHE ATTENDED IT LAST YEAR ON A
SCHOLARSHIP BUT DIDN’T GET ONE THIS YEAR SO COST TO TOWN
WOULD BE $ 869.00 PLUS ROOM, AFTER SOME DISCUSSION, MOTION
BY SUPERVISOR LARSON TO SEND TREASURER TO THE CLASS AND
REIMBURSE HER FOR THE COST OF ROOM,MILEAGE,AND MEALS, SECONDED
BY SUPERVISOR GROWE, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MT.CD. MOTION BY
SUPERVISOR GROWE TO ACCEPT FINANCIAL REPORT AS PRESENTED,
SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR LARSON, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MT.CD.
BILL’S PRESENTED, CLERK RADKE SAID SHE RECEIVED BILL’S FROM
DAVID EBERT TO WIRE THERMOSAT FOR $ 79.00, BURNETT COUNTY
HIGHWAY DEPT. FOR WING BLADE FOR $ 164.31, NORTH MEMORIAL FOR
1st HALF 09 AMBULANCE SUBSIDY FOR $ 14,073.90 & BURNETT
COUNTY SENTINEL FOR ADV. MT’S AND ROAD BIDS FOR $ 327.70
SINCE GETTING BILL’S TO BOARD, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR GROWE TO
PAY ALL BILL’S WITH ADDED ONE’S AS PRESENTED, SECONDED BY
SUPERVISOR LARSON, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MT.CD.
DISCUSSION ON FIRE DEPT. CHIEF FORMANEK SAID APRIL 23 WAS A
WILD LAND FIRE AT EAGLES NEST, APRIL 24 ON STAND BY FOR
WILD LAND FIRE ON BIG BEAR LAKE . SKY WARNING TRAINING LAST
MONTH HAD A GOOD ATTENDANCE BUT HE FELT COULD OF BEEN
PRESENTED BETTER. R.I.T. TRAINING WILL BE MAY 26 & 28 HERE.
HE WILL ATTEND A MEETING MAY 14 IN WEBB LAKE WITH FIRST
RESPONDERS ,WILL GET MORE INFORMATION ON U T V, HE WILL ATTEND
THE NORTH SAND LAKE ASSOC. MEETING AT
A & H ON MAY 16..
HE SAID THE D.N.R. WANTS ALL FIRE DEPARTMENTS TO RE-RATE
WATER SITES. HE SAID HE WILL MEET WITH TOWN CLERK ON
CONCERN WITH RAFFLE LICENSE LATER THIS WEEK. HE ASK ROAD
SUPERVISOR LOHMAN ABOUT USING TOWN AUGER TO DRILL HOLES FOR
NEW SIGN, HE & ROAD SUPERVISOR WILL GET TOGETHER ON IT.
DAVE SAID 2 NEW MEMBERS IN FIRE DEPT., RECEIVED A LETTER
AND DONATION FROM PARTY ON WHISPERING PINES THANKING THEM
FOR RESPONSE TO A LAND FIRE THERE. GEORGE SONTERRE SAID
THERE WERE FEWER PEOPLE AT SMELT FRY THIS YEAR BUT WAS
STILL A VERY GOOD TURN OUT.
DISCUSSION ON HIGHWAY DEPT. ROAD SUPERVISOR GUY LOHMAN SAID
SNOW PLOWS ARE STORED, BEEN DOING SOME WORK ON LANDINGS,
BOUGHT NEW LEAF SPRINGS FOR FORD TRUCK WORKING ON MORNING
STAR AND HAVE 1 PARTY WORKING THRU THE JUSTICE PROGRAM THRU
COUNTY, HE EXPLAINED ALL THE TREES ON ONE PROPERTY OWNERS
LOT IN MORNING STAR, IF BOARD GET’S A CALL ABOUT IT, THE
PROPERTY OWNER REQUESTED THEY BE LEFT ON HER PROPERTY, THEY
ARE OFF TOWN’S RIGHT OF WAY . BEEN SWEEPING ROADS BUT NEED
TO GET SOME PARTS FOR SWEEPER.HE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH FIRE
DEPT. ON POSSIBLE GRANT THRU THEM FOR NEW RADIOS. HE SPOKE
OF PRESENT ROAD LIMITS, WILL NEED TO WORK ON IT FOR FUTURE.
ALSO NEED TO WORK ON PRESENT LOGGING ORDIANCE, HE AND
SUPERVISOR LARSON WILL GET TOGETHER ON BOTH ITEM’S. THEY HAVE
BEEN CHECKING ROADS TO BE WORKED ON FOR CHIP SEALING, AFTER
SOME DISCUSSION, SUPERVISOR LARSON WILL GET BID NOTICE TO
CLERK TO DO CHIP SEALING ON MAIL, SWEGER, AND SIEBEN ROADS
TO PUT IN PAPER, BOARD WILL MEET ON SATURDAY MAY 30, AT
10:30 A.M. IN OFFICE TO REVIEW BIDS. SUPERVISOR LARSON SAID
HE WOULD LIKE TO GET A LIST OF DUTIES DONE UP FOR HIMSELF
AND OTHER BOARD MEMBERS AS TO WHO PEOPLE SHOULD CALL FOR
DIFFERENT THINGS. THIS WILL BE WORKED ON. DISCUSSION ON
MOSER ROAD PROBLEM AS T O A GATE PUT UP. ROAD SUPERVISOR
LOHMAN SAID HE HAS BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH ON IT, TOWN
DOES NOT RECEIVE STATE ROAD AID ON PORTION OF THE ROAD PAST
GATE, WHICH IS NOT PART OF THE TOWN ROAD. KEVIN JOLLY
SPOKE TO BOARD ON PROBLEM HE AND OTHERS ARE HAVING ABOUT
CROSSING THE GATED PROPERTY TO GET TO THE LAKE, THEY HAVE
AN EASEMENT FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER TO GET TO LAKE BUT NOW
THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS PUT UP A LOCKED GATE AND INFORMED
THEM THEY CAN NOT CROSS HIS PROPERTY TO GET TO LAKE. AFTER
QUITE A BIT OF DISCUSSION ALL BOARD MEMBERS STATED IT IS
NOT A TOWN PROBLEM AND WOULD NOT BENEFIT THE TOWN TO TRY
TO GET THAT PORTION OF THE ROAD AS A TOWN ROAD AND TOLD
MR. JOLLY THEY SHOULD GET AN ATTORNEY TO LOOK INTO IT. THEY
HAVE A LEGAL EASEMENT SO THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO CROSS THE
PROPERTY. MR. JOLLY SAID HE FEELS HIS PROPERTY VALUE SHOULD
BE LOWERED THEN, SINCE HE HAS NO ACCESS TO THE LAKE, BOARD
SAID THE ASSESSOR WILL BE AT THE TOWN HALL FOR OPEN BOOK
ON MAY 30 AND HE WOULD NEED TO TALK TO HIM ON IT.
RE-NEWAL CLASS B BEER , LIQUOR,CIGARETTE, AND NON INTOX.
BEVERAGE LICENSE PRESENTED FROM LYNCHER LLC, MARK LINSCHEID,
CROW BAR, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR GROWE TO RE-NEW SAID
LICENSES, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR LARSON, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION,
MT.CD.
RE-NEWAL OPERATORS LICENSES APPLICATIONS PRESENTED FROM ;MARK
LINSCHEID, LUANN LINSCHEID, JOAN BOOS, MONICIA GUNDERSON, &
BRENDA SEIFERT, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR LARSON TO RE-NEW ABOVE
APPLICATIONS, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR GROWE, NO FURTHER
DISCUSSION, MT.CD.
CHAIRPERSON CONNOR SPOKE ON PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS, THEY
WORKED ON MAPPING, WILL BE A CLUSTER MEETING JUNE 22 AT
THE GOVERTMENT CENTER, KATHY SWINGLE IS WORKING ON SETTING A
MEETING UP WITH TOWNS OF SCOTT AND WEBB LAKE SOON.
NO LOG PERMITS, 2 GARAGE BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED.
SUPERVISOR GROWE SAID THERE WILL BE MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES ON
MAY 25, 9 A.M. AT WEBB LAKE CEMETERY, 10 A.M. AT SACRED
HEART CEMETERY AND 11 A.M. AT JACKSON CEMETERY
POLICE OFFICER PAUL JOHNSON SAID HE WOULD LIKE EACH TOWN
BOARD TO APPOINT A BOARD MEMBER TO WORK WITH HIM ON THINGS
AND REPORT BACK TO REST OF BOARD. HE HAS TAKEN RIFLE
TRAINING AND IS CERTIFIED NOW. HE SPOKE OF BURGLARY IN TOWN
OF JACKSON BUT PARTY WATCHING HOUSE DIDN’T REPORT CARS THERE
AT THE TIME HE EXPLAINED THE “CLICK IT OR TICKET” PROGRAM
COMING UP. THERE IS AN E M T TRAINING CLASS COMING UP AND
NEED PEOPLE TO BECOME E M T’S IN THIS AREA. HE HAS ORDERED
TOWN OF JACKSON SIGN FOR PATROL CAR. CLERK RADKE ASK IF
THERE IS ANY UP-DATE ON SEX OFFENDER MOVING INTO TOWN, MR.
JOHNSON SAID UNTIL THE PARTY SIGNS UP WITH PROBATION OFFICE
AND GIVES AN ADDRESS HE IS NOT AWARE WHERE THE OFFENDER
WILL BE LIVING.
SUPERVISOR GROWE THANKED THE ROAD SUPERVISOR AND HIS CREW
AND THE VOL. FIRE DEPT. AND OTHERS FOR ALL THE HELP AT
THE ANNUAL ROAD CLEAN UP AND WHITE GOODS DAY. WILL NEED TO
LOOK INTO PRICES FOR NEXT YEAR.
NO FURTHER BUSINESS AT HAND, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR LARSON TO
ADJOURN, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR GROWE, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION,
MT.CD. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:30 P.M.
LORRAINE
RADKE, CLERK
THESE MINUTES ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE BOARD



















