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October 12, 2009 Town Board Minutes
TOWN OF JACKSON MONTHLY MEETING
OCTOBER 12,
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, ROAD SUPERVISOR GUY LOHMAN
FIRE CHIEF DAVE FORMANEK WITH 4 OTHERS PRESENT. PLEDGE TO
FLAG SAID. CLERK RADKE SAID PROPER NOTICES HAVE BEEN POSTED
AND PUBLISHED. BOARD REVIEWED AGENDA, SUPERVISOR GROWE SAID
SHE HAS SOME PICTURES OF A NEW SIGN FOR CEMETERY TO SHOW,
MOTION BY SUPERVISOR GROWE TO APPROVE AGENDA, SECONDED BY
SUPERVISOR LARSON, MT.CD.
MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 14,2009 MONTHLY MEETING PRESENTED,
MOTION BY SUPERVISOR GROWE TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED, SECONDED
BY SUPERVISOR LARSON, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MT.CD.
FINANCIAL REPORT PRESENTED, TREASURER CAMPION SAID SHE MADE
COUPLE CORRECTIONS BY HAND, SHE TRANSFERRED MONEY FROM
COMMUNITY BANK TO BREMER BANK TO PAY FOR ROAD WORK. SHE
SPOKE OF NEEDING A NEW PRINTER AND DIFFERENT PRICES SHE
CHECKED OUT, BOARD ALL APPROVED THAT SHE GET ONE TO SUIT
HER NEEDS. MOTION BY SUPERVISOR LARSON TO APPROVE FINANCIAL
REPORT AS PRESENTED, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR GROWE, NO FURTHER
DISCUSSION, MT.CD.
BILL’S PRESENTED, CLERK RECEIVED BILL FROM FIRE DEPT. FOR
ITEM’S THEY PAID FOR OF $ 2,273.16, BUT NO BREAK DOWN, BUT
CAN GET IT FROM THEM, AFTER SOME DISCUSSION, MOTION BY
SUPERVISOR GROWE TO PAY THE BILL BUT IN FUTURE GET A
BREAK DOWN, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR LARSON, MT.CD. MOTION BY
SUPERVISOR LARSON TO PAY ALL OTHER BILL’S AS PRESENTED,
SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR GROWE, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MT.CD.
DISCUSSION ON FIRE DEPT. CHIEF DAVE FORMANEK SAID NO RUNS,
TRAINING ON ROAD’S AND RADIO’S WENT WELL. SPRINKLER DEMO WENT
WELL BUT HE HAD HOPED FOR MORE TO ATTEND, WOULD LIKE TO
POSSIBLY DO IT AGAIN AT ANNUAL MEETING. HE HAS A VIDEO TO
SHOW AFTER MEETING ON IT. DEPT. RECEIVED DONTATION OF $
3,500.00 FROM SECOND ALARM, $ 1,000.00 FROM V.V. ART’S &
CRAFT’S, $ 500.00 FROM POLK BURNETT OPERATION ROUND UP WHICH
ALL WILL BE USED TO EQUIP U T V. CHILI COOK OFF WENT VERY
WELL AGAIN THIS YEAR.
DISCUSSION ON HIGHWAY DEPT. ROAD SUPERVISOR GUY LOHMAN SAID
WORK ON INTERNATIONAL TRUCK IS DONE, BEEN PAINTED , REPAIRED
HOIST CYLINDER ON IT, SEAL KIT DONE ON MONROE SNOW PLOW
BLADE, HYDRAULIC CYLINDER ON BOOM MOWER FIXED, ROAD RATING
REPORT DONE. BEEN CLEANING UP LIMBS ETC. LOHMAN SPOKE OF
NEEDING ANOTHER CHAINSAW, AFTER SOME DISCUSSION BOARD APPROVED
GETTING THE SAW. LOHMAN SAID PHASE 2 OF NEW FIRE NUMBERS
COMPLETED, NEW ROAD NAME SIGNS WILL BE PUT UP IN THE
SPRING. WORKING ON CULVERT AT SETTING SUN, STOP SIGN ON MAIL
ROAD PUT UP,SOME MORE ROAD NAME SIGN’S WERE STOLEN, BRUSHING
DONE ON CORNER OF FOX AND BUSHEY DONE. BEEN GRADING AND
PATCHING. THE CHEVY TRUCK NEEDS FRONT END ALINGED AND NEW
TIRES. LOHMAN AND SUPERVISOR LARSON HAVE LOOKED INTO GETTING
ANOTHER USED LOADER SO IN BAD STORM COULD HAVE 3 MEN
WORKING. SOME DISCUSSION ON HAVING A FALL WHITE GOODS
PICK-UP, AFTER SOME DISCUSSION BOARD AGREE TO ONLY HAVE THE
SPRING ONE. SUPERVISOR GROWE WILL CHECK INTO A PLACE THAT
WILL PICK UP APPLIANCES FREE BUT NOT T.V.’S SUPERVISOR LARSON
SPOKE ON CHECKING INTO GETTING A USED LOADER AND AMOUNT
TOWN IS UNDER BUDGET ED ON , TREASURER CAMPION SAID CAN
DISCUSS IT AT BUDGET WORK-UP. CHAIRPERSON CONNOR SAID SHE
RECEIVED A CALL FROM WAYNE ANDERSON ON RED WING PLACE THAT
TOWN MOWER CUT LINE OF HIS SATELLITE DISH AND BILL FOR IT,
LOHMAN ASK IF IT IS ON TOWN RIGHT OF WAY ? HE WILL CHECK
IT OUT AND LET CLERK KNOW.
CHAIRPERSON CONNOR SAID BEEN DOING QUITE A BIT ON PLANNING
COMMISSION BUT GETTING CLOSE TO BEING DONE BY END OF THE
YEAR
POLICE CHIEF PAUL JOHNSON SAID NO INCREASE IN HIS BUDGET,
HE SPOKE OF REQUESTING PURCHASE OF TASER , ALSO RECEIVED
COUPLE RADIOS THRU HOMELAND SECURITY. BEEN SOME REPORTS OF
PARTIES CASING CABINS IN AREA. HE SPOKE ON TOWN’S ORDIANCE
ON GOLF CART’S AND TOLD BOARD TO HAVE THEIR ATTORNEY CHECK
IT TO SEE IF IT IS LEGAL. CLERK WILL SEND COPY TO
ATTORNEY.
SOME DISCUSSION ON PARTY ATTEMPTING TO DUMP BRUSH BEHIND
HALL AND OTHERS ITEM’S IN THE PAST AND WHO IS TELLING
PEOPLE THEY CAN DO THIS AND RIDING ATV’S ON TOWN ROADS.
SOME DISCUSSION ON SENDING LETTER TO DIFFERENT PARTIES THAT
NO DUMPING IS ALLOWED AND NO ATV’S ALLOWED ON TOWN ROAD’S.
SUPERVISOR LARSON SAID ATV ISSUE WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE
NEXT COUNTY W.T.A. MEETING, MATTER TABLED FOR NOW.
DISCUSSION ON 2010 BUDGET WORK-UP, BOARD WILL MEET AT THE
TOWN HALL ON OCTOBER 27 AT 4:30 P.M. DISCUSSION ON DATE FOR
2010 PROPOSED BUDGET, SET FOR NOVEMBER 9, 2009 AT 6:30 P.M.
WITH REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING TO FOLLOW.
1 BUILDING PERMIT ISSUED. CLERK RADKE PRESENTED RE-NEWAL
OPERATORS LICENSE APPLICATION FROM WESLEY BOOS, AND NEW
APPLICATION FROM ROBERT PRIEVE WHO HAS TAKEN CLASS, MOTION BY
SUPERVISOR GROWE TO APPROVE BOTH, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR
LARSON, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MT.CD.
CHAIRPERSON CONNOR READ LETTER RECEIVED ON AMBULANCE TAKEN BY
COUNTY, RESULTS WERE TO KEEP DANBURY STATION OPEN-
19- YES- 3- NO- 2- ABSTAINED. SHE SAID THE NEXT W.T.A.
COUNTY MEETING IS OCTOBER 22 AT THE GOV. CENTER.
SUPERVISOR GROWE SHOWED NEW CEMETERY SIGH SHOWING HOURS ETC.
AFTER SOME DISCUSSION, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR LARSON TO PURCHASE
SIGN, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR GROWE, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION,
MT.CD.
NEXT MONTHLY BOARD MEETING WILL BE NOVEMBER 9, 2009
NO FURTHER BUSINESS AT HAND, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR LARSON TO
ADJOURN, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR GROWE, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION,
MT.CD, MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:35 P.M.
LORRAINE RADKE, CLERK
THESE MINUTES ARE SUBJECT TO BOARD’S APPROVAL