Minutes

Regular Board Meeting Tuesday, September 10, 2024 Townsend Town Hall 6:00pm Chairperson Monica Zeller called the meeting to order at 6:00pm Roll Call: Chairperson Monica Zeller, Supervisor Chuck DeMoulin, Supervisor Willie Evans, Treasurer Beth Hartman, Clerk Linda Ziegler. 42 Citizens Verification of proper agenda notice: Ziegler posted the agenda on September 3, 2024, at the Townsend Post Office, Townsend Town Hall, Laona State Bank, Townsend branch, and www.townsendwisconsin.org Evans made the motion to approve the agenda, 2nd by DeMoulin– M/A Motion made by DeMoulin to accept the minutes of 2024 2nd by Evans – M/A Treasurer’s Report – Hartman gave a P&L budget performance report. There are transitions from allocation account to pay for the hall renovations. The sale of the ladder truck was allocated to the fire department. Motion by Evans to approve the report and pay all the bills, 2nd by DeMoulin– M/A Ambulance Report – on file Fire Department – Chief Herlache said the open house will be Sept 28. There were 4 calls in August. Chipping and brush collections will be on Deer Track and Chipmunk ln. FOTF – n/a Lake Country Library - Kathleen Marsh said the library project is complete. The County Supervisors will be voting September 19 regarding the county library plan. NOCCO – n/a Planning & Zoning – n/a Permits/Licenses – Zeller made the motion to approve the operator’s license for Dominica Lewicki-Noogen, 2nd by Evans – M/A Business: 1. Ambulance Agreement – the Townsend, Lakewood and Ambulance boards have been meeting for over a year to come up with an agreement of operation and put a budget process together. This will eliminate the need for the Ambulance to request additional funds at the end of the year, as has been typical in past years. DeMoulin made the motion to accept the Ambulance Agreement, 2nd by Evans – M/A 2. Resolution 01-2024 to transfer funds from contingency to the ambulance account. This resolution will transfer $52,500.00 to the ambulance account. Zeller made the motion accept the resolution to transfer the funds, 2nd by DeMoulin – M/A 3. Resolution 2024-02 Nicolet Fire District. The Towns of Doty, Lakewood, Mountain, Riverview and Townsend will begin working on the process of combining the fire departments into the Nicolet Fire District. This formation will be completed by January 1, 2026. Zeller made the motion to approve the resolution 2nd by Evans – M/A 4. Town hall renovation/addition update – the building will be delivered September 26 and will be air tight by the end of the month. The electronic sign will be installed next week. The budgets are on par. We have added resurfacing the floor in the fire station and work room. This should take place in October. 5. Road Work update: Blacktopping on Meadow Parkway is done. Shouldering should be done in a couple of weeks. Chip sealing is complete on Memory and Smokey Lake RD. Deer Track Ln needs further examination to determine if ripping it up gravel is justifiable until closer to reconstruction for plowing and maintenance. Basketball hoops have been replaced and made more user friendly. Week of Sept 16 brushing project on roads with overhang branches. Contact the highway department with suggestions. 6. Thrivent Donation. Thank you to Joe and Terri Heyrman for their fund-raising efforts. As a result, Thrivent Insurance Co presented the Town of Townsend with a $10,000.00 donation in their name for their contributions to the town, namely the kayaks available at Brookside Ln, Meadow Parkway and Pickerel Lake. This additional money will go to the festival park. The McCaslin Lions have also contributed the remaining balance of just over $5000.00. 7. Future agenda items: look at prohibiting parking on both side of Nicolet Road during events. Public Comment: Don Plannert, resident on Elm Street, said the gravel alley between Pearl St and Pickerel Lake Rd has become a raceway. Too many people are using the ally at high rates of speed. He has a petition signed by may residence requesting the town erect signage to eliminate the frequent use. Linda Adamczyk talked about the Annual Chili Cookoff, September 28. Crafters will be setting up around 9am. Chili tasting will be from noon to 2pm with the winner being awarded the “golden ladle” at 2:15. A $5.00 donation for tasting will go to the food pantry. Correspondence: information regarding the county Library Plan Announcements: Herlache and DeMoulin will be attending Disaster Recovery in Rural Areas training September 18 WTA District meeting Sept 19 in Green Bay, (DeMoulin, Zeller and Ziegler will attend) Chili Cookoff September 28 noon – 2pm Budget meetings October 2 and October 9 at 8:30am DeMoulin made the motion to adjourn at 6:43pm, 2nd by Evans – M/A Minutes approved October 8, 2024 Linda Ziegler, Clerk