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September 14, 2009 Town Board Minutes
TOWN OF JACKSON MONTHLY BOARD MEETING
SEPTEMBER 14, 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, AND FIRE CHIEF DAVE FORMANEK WITH 11 OTHERS PRESENT.
PLEDGE TO FLAG SAID. CLERK RADKE SAID PROPER NOTICES HAVE
BEEN POSTED AND PUBLISHED. BOARD REVIEWED AGENDA, CLERK RADKE
STATED SHE RECEIVED OPERATORS LICENSE RE-NEWAL SINCE POSTING,
MOTION BY SUPERVISOR GROWE TO ACCEPT AGENDA WITH ADDITTION,
SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR LARSON, MT.CD.
DISCUSSION ON AMBULANCE CONTRACT FOR 2010, CHAIRPERSON CONNOR
EXPLAINED THE CONTRACT AND DIFFERENT COST’S PAST, PRESENT,
AND FUTURE. SHE EXPLAINED THE BOARD WILL VOTE TONIGHT ON
DECISION OF CLOSING DANBURY STATION OR NOT,, IF VOTE NO, THE
COST PER CAPTIA WILL BE $ 35.83- IF VOTE YES( TO CLOSE
DANBURY STATION ) THE COST WILL BE $ 32.73. SOME DISCUSSION
ON VOTES OF DIFFERENT TOWN’S NOT ALL VOTING THE SAME, MAURY
MILLER SAID THEY WOULD NEED TO FIND THEIR OWN COVERAGE IF
THEY VOTE TO CLOSE DANBURY STATION, HE SPOKE OF COUNTY
WORKING TO GET FUTURE CONTRACTS ON BID’S FOR MORE THEN ONE
YEAR, COMMENT FROM PARTIES PRESENT THAT COUNTY KEEP WORKING
ON IT, MR. MILLER SAID AS COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE FOR JACKSON
HE WILL TAKE EVERYONE’S OPINION BACK TO COUNTY BOARD. AFTER
ALL DISCUSSION, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR GROWE TO VOTE “YES” ON
CONTRACT, TO GO WITH INCREASE AND NOT CLOSE THE DANBURY
STATION, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR LARSON, CONNOR, AYE, GROWE,
AYE, LARSON, AYE, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MT.CD.
MINUTES OF AUGUST 10, 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 ON BUDGET
FIGURES, SHORT ON SOME RECEIPTS EXPECTED BUT UNDER ON SOME
EXPENSES, WILL NEED TO KEEP CLOSER LOOK AT REST OF YEAR
FIGURES. MOTION BY SUPERVISOR LARSON TO APPROVE FINANCIAL
REPORT AS PRESENTED, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR GROWE, NO GURTHER
DISCUSSION, MT.CD.
BILL’S PRESENTED, CHAIRPERSON CONNOR ASK ABOUT CHECK TO
HOPKINS AS TO COST FOR LANDING WORK, CLERK RADKE GAVE
FIGURES FOR LANDING WORK, GRAVEL, ROCK . MOTION BY
SUPERVISOR GROWE TO PAY ALL BILL’S AS PRESENTED, SECONDED BY
SUPERVISOR LARSON, NO FUTHER DISCUSSION, MT.CD.
DISCUSSION ON FIRE DEPT. CHIEF FORMANEK SAID THERE WERE 2
MUTUAL AID CALL’S ONE ON MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT, ONE TO ASSIST
LIFTING PARTY. WATER RESCUE TRAINING WENT REAL GOOD, NEXT
TRAINING WILL BE POKER RUN THAT IS DONE TO KEEP EVERYONE
FAMILIAR WITH TOWN ROAD’S AND RADIO TRAINING. THERE ARE 4
NEW CERTIFIED FIRE FIGHTERS THAT HAVE COMPLETED THE CLASSES
NEEDED. HE SPOKE ON THE WILD LAND FIRE TRAINING HELD IN
GRANTSBURG LAST SATURDAY WAS WELL ATTENDED. TOM HEENAN
EXPLAINED THE TRAINING DONE. CHIEF FORMANEK SAID THEY WILL
HAVE A HOME FIRE SPRINKLER DEMONSTRATION AT THE FIRE HALL
SATURDAY THE 19 TH AT 1 P.M. CHILI COOK-OFF CONTEST IS
OCTOBER 10.
DISCUSSION ON HIGHWAY DEPT. ROAD SUPERVISOR LOHMAN SAID
INSTALLED NEW SENSOR SWITCH ON LOADER. HAD HOPKINS SHAKE DIRT
OFF STUMP PILE SO IT CAN BE BURNED LATER, TRAIL BEHIND
HALL HAS BEEN CLOSED OFF AS RECOMMENDED BY SHERIFF’S DEPT..
CRACK SEALING ON MAIL, ALDEN, SWEGER ROADS HAVE BEEN DONE,
HAVE ABOUT 1/10 MILE LEFT TO DO ON SEIBEN, WORKED ON
WASH-OUT’S IN DIFFERENT AREAS, WILL BE DOING MOWING, PARKING
LOT AREA HAS BEEN DONE, WORKING ON GETTING EQUIPMENT READY
FOR WINTER USE. GUY AND SUPERV. LARSON WILL BE WORKING ON
ROAD RATINGS FOR 2010 BUDGET . HE SPOKE OF THE TRAILER
BOUGHT FOR CEMETERY MOWER THAT FIRE DEPT. IS USING FOR UTV,
HE SUGGESTED THE FIRE DEPT. PURCHASE A SMALLER ONE FOR
CEMETERY MOWER USE, HE AND FIRE CHIEF WILL GET TOGETHER ON
IT. SUPERVISOR GROWE STATED THE AUGER WORKED QUITE WELL AT
CEMETERY AND THANKED ROAD MEN FOR THEIR HELP. SUPERVISOR
LARSON SPOKE OF DOING FOK RIDGE TRACE NOW INSTEAD OF NEXT
YEAR. ROAD SUPERVISOR SPOKE OF NEW TRUCK BUDGETED FOR NEXT
YEAR AND THE CHANGE IN 2010 ON EMMISSION ITEM, POSSIBLY
COULD CHECK INTO ORDERING TRUCK BEFORE 2010 AND SAVE QUITE A
BIT, LOHMAN WILL CHECK INTO IT.
DISCUSSION ON CEMETERY, SUPERVISOR GROWE PRESENTED CORRECTED
ORDINANCE,, AFTER SOME DISCUSSION, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR GROWE
TO ADOPT ORDINANCE # 35, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR LARSON, NO
FURTHER DISCUSSION, MT.CD. SOME DISCUSSION ON SIGN AS TO
HOURS ETC. SUPERVISOR GROWE AND ROAD SUPERVISOR LOHMAN WILL
GET TOGETHER ON IT.
CHAIRPERSON CONNOR SAID PLANNING COMMISSION WILL MEET AT THE
TOWN HALL ON SEPT. 17 AT 4:30 P.M. CLUSTER MEETING WILL BE
SEPT. 21 AT THE GOVERTMENT CENTER AT 6 P.M. EVERYTHING IS
GOING WELL.
DISCUSSION ON HAVING OPEN HOUSE SEPT. 19, ALL BOARD MEMBERS
AGREE IS THE DAY FOR THE FIRE DEPT. SO WILL WAIT UNTIL
POSSIBLY ANNUAL MEETING IN APRIL.
1 BUILDING PERMIT ISSUED. CLERK PRESENTED RE-NEWAL OPERATORS
LICENSE APPLICATION FROM SUSAN CLEMEN, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR
GROWE TO APPROVE APPLICATION, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR LARSON,
NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MT.CD.
MAURY MILLER SPOKE ON NEW 300 FOOT CELL PHONE TOWER TO
BE PUT UP AT YELLOW LAKE AREA. POSSIBLY COUPLE MORE IN
FUTURE.
PAUL JOHNSON GAVE POLICE REPORT ON ARRESTS ON BURGLARIES
IN AREA. THAT INCLUDED OUR GAS THEFT. HE SAID HE HAS BEEN
WORKING ON 2010 BUDGET DOESN’T EXPECT ANY CHANGE. SOME
PROBLEM WITH UTILITY VEHICLES IN AREA AND TICKETS ISSUED
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