Town Board Meeting — Minutes

AMBERG TOWN BOARD MEETING Community Center – Tuesday June 11, 2024 6:00 pm Chairman Sagan called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm with all board members present and 30 citizens present. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited and Chairman Sagan opened the floor to the citizens. Lisa speaking on behalf of her grandmother, Marjorie Brabender, addressed the behavior of a town employee. She would like to see something done about this. Jimmy Cox asked about the stop sign on at Barrows Rd. It is on the wrong side of the road and has been for years. He wanted to know if Kelly Barnes got ahold of Chairman Sagan about maintenance on Amberg’s side of Mathis Rd. He was told it will get done. Supervisor Magley made a motion to accept the clerk’s report as typed up and Supervisor Campbell seconded it. The general m/m account has $10,018.16. The tax m/m account has $160,176.56. The main checking account has $169,557.78 and after checks clear it will be $1270.50. The park and rec account has $7,794.36 and the equipment cd $141,150.48. Supervisor Magley made a motion to accept the treasurer’s report and Supervisor Campbell seconded it. Planning Commission did not have a meeting this month. The Fire Dept got their grant from Mutual Insurance of $1000. They had one call this past month and there is $3,600.00 in their checkbook. Jack Wojcik retired from the Wausaukee Rescue Squad after 25 or 30 years. They had a party for him. Things are working good with the Wausaukee Rescue Squad. The road dept has been cutting grass and working on roads. They picked up the new truck Ron brought up Coleman Ave and they should have used crushed blacktop instead of gravel. Chairman Sagan said they talked about turning it back to gravel because it was so bad. Surrounding municipalities put in 5 year plans and we should have a 5 yr plan on what roads to get done and show people what we plan on doing. If we don’t get the grant for Dow Dam Rd we will turn it into a Class B and they won’t be able to use it anymore. Ron explained the Dow Dam grant to a citizen and was thanked for working on it. The beaver is back so Adam is back there again to work on getting rid of it. Tilly Wollenburg made a correction for the town. It was closer to 15 years since last ball game, not 25 as previously mentioned. She thanked everyone for all their support for that game. It was a huge success. There was $100 donation from Bay Title and a $375 donation from Integra First Credit Union for a bounce house for Ducky Days. Open gym will be available upon request by contaction a board member. They sold 1507 ducks and are still in need of raffle baskets. There are vendor spots open and more volunteers are needed. Rena Lukowski wanted to bring to light the incident at the ballpark on May 28th. Because they couldn’t reach the chairman and felt the need for it to be documented they contacted the police. A report was made. The website is up and running and Clerk Ducat encouraged the citizens to subscribe to any and all updates that are put on there. After contacting some potential insurance companies we will have to go to the marketplace to get Shawn on insurance. Wausaukee believes they own the land on Dow Dam road. According to the deed we own it. They can have a school forest on it. Supervisor Magley made a motion to let them do what they want on it and Supervisor Campbell it. Clerk Ducat contacted WTA regarding the park and recs savings account and if the whole board changes it would be up to the new one whether or not they keep the committee. There will be two additional signatures on the check request form provided from the parks and rec committee. This is in addition to the signature of the person requesting the reimbursement withdrawal from their account. Our ordinance allows us to charge $100 for CSM fees. Chariman Sagan feels we should be charging for them. It will cover the cost of the planning commission meetings regarding them. Supervisor Magley made a motion to charge the fee and Supervisor Campbell seconded it. Supervisor Magley made a motion to put a 10 mph and a local access only sign on Mundt Quarry Rd and Supervisor Campbell seconded it. The new owner of Driftwood Sport and Fuel attended the meeting to introduce himself and brought in his liquor license application for approval. All the liquor license renewals were accepted on a motion by Supervisor Magley and seconded by Supervisor Campbell. Betty Figas sent a letter to the Town of Amberg regarding the donation of $250 for the back to school program. Supervisor Magley made a motion to approve the donation and Supervisor Campbell seconded it. There was some concern about the American Legion room but the issues were resolved before the meeting. Clerk Ducat will get the piano on the website and also to get someone to get the tv out of there. Supervisor Campbell is requesting the speed limit on Old 38 be reduced to 45 mph and a sign that says – Children at Play to be installed. Supervisor Magley made a motion to have the signs put up and Chairman Sagan seconded it. Paul Kautenburg said the incident at the ballpark had been addressed earlier by Rena Lukowski but he had and issue with Chairman Sagan not contacting him for 14 days. Chairman Sagan informed him that he doesn’t return calls from people who demand he calls them. It was a misunderstanding that was cleared up. Supervisor Campbell said that kids are watching the behavior of the men in this town. They need to think about what they are doing and not get so hot headed. Amanda Shaw talked about responsibility, respect and accountability. Everyone needs to have respect for each other in order to see a better future. She asked that the individuals involved be held accountable for their actions. We must work together. The town board went into closed session at 7:16 pm. After the board returned to the boardroom from the closed session the citizens were informed that the issue with the town employee was taken care of. Supervisor Campbell made a motion to adjourn the meeting and Supervisor Magley seconded it. Meeting was adjourned