Town Board — Minutes

1 MINUTES—TOWN BOARD MEETING MARCH 17, 2025 1. CALL TO ORDER WITH ROLL CALL THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:00PM BY CHAIRMAN SCHOPF WITH THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT; DALE WIEGAND, MARK GRAUPMAN, ELIZABETH GAUGER, MYLES DANNHAUSEN, STEVE SCHOPF AND CLERK-TREASURER PAM KRAUEL ALONG WITH 9 INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ADOPT THE AGENDA WIEGAND, MOVED TO ADOPT THE AGENDA, SECOND BY GRAUPMAN, MOTION CARRIED. 4. APPROVE MINUTES FEBRUARY 17, 2025 TOWN BOARD MEETING, GAUGER MOVED TO APPROVE, SECOND BY SCHOPF, MOTION CARRIED. 5. APPROVE FINANCIAL REPORT GRAUPMAN MOVED TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT, SECOND BY WIEGAND, MOTION CARRIED. 6. OPEN SESSION. CHUCK BAUM FROM CHERRY BLUFF ESTATE THANKED THE BOARD FOR THE PATCHING THAT WAS DONE ON SOME OF THE ROADS IN CHERRY BLUFF ESTATES. BOB LANG, BLUFF LEDGE ROAD HAD A COMMENT ON THE INSTALATION OF THE RESENT FIBER LINES CROSSING OVER BLUFF LEDGE ROAD AND THE EYE SORE OF THE THICKNESS OF THE LINES AND IS IT TOO LATE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. 7. PROPOSED CERTIFIED SURVEY MAPS A. ONE 2 ACRE LOT ON DIVISION ROAD. PARCEL#008-01-12292641B. OWNER, TIMOTHY KROLL. SURVEYOR BRIAN FRISQUE PRESENTED THE CSM, REPRESENTING KROLL. PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. DANNHAUSEN MOVED TO APPROVE THE CSM, SECOND BY GRAUPMAN, MOTION CARRIED. B. TWO LOTS, PART OF PARCEL#008-01-29292621P , BLUFF LEDGE ROAD. OWNER, ELIZABETH GAUGER. SURVEYOR BRIAN FRISQUE PRESENTED THE CSM. PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVE. DANNHAUSEN MOVED TO APPROVE, SECOND BY GRAUPMAN, MOTION CARRIED. GAUGER ABSTAINED. 2 C. THREE LOTS ON BAY SHORE DRIVE. PARCEL#008-01-03292633B2. OWNER, JANE TRACEY . SURVEYOR BRIAN FRISQUE PRESENTED THE CSM. THE PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. WIEGAND MOVED TO APPROVE THE CSM, SECOND BY GAUGER, MOTION CARRIED. D. FOUR LOTS ON HARBOR SCHOOL ROAD. PART OF PARCEL#008-03-29302713A2. OWNER, VICTORIA FOXWORTHY . BRIAN FRISQUE AND VICKY FOXWORTHY ADDRESSED THE TOWN BOARD. PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. FRISQUE NOTED THAT THERE IS A RECORDED PRIVATE ROAD MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WHICH THE BOARD MEMBERS HAD A COPY IN FRONT OF THEM TO REVIEW. THE ROAD WILL BE NAMED POLICH LANE IN MEMORY OF THE PREVIOUS OWNER. WIEGAND MOVED TO APPROVE, SECOND BY GRAUPMAN, MOTION CARRIED. 8. PROPOSED STORAGE UNITS ON INDIGO ROAD, OWNER CODY GIESSMAN, SET DATE FOR PUBLIC HEARING. CODY GIESSMAN WAS IN ATTENDANCE. A DATE WAS SET FOR APRIL 9TH AT 6:00PM. 9. PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE AT 4291 COUNTY ROAD EE, LOMA COTTAGES, TO INCLUDE OUTDOOR PRIVATE GATHERINGS, WEDDING EVENTS, ETC. NATHAN LITT AND TOM KLISTER PRESENTED THEIR PROPOSAL. THEY DID DOWNSIZE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS AT THE EVENTS BASED ON THE CONCERNS OF NEIGHBORS AT THE PUBLIC HEARING, PLAN COMMISSION MADE NO ADDED CHANGES TO THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW TO THE PROPERTY . GAUGER INDICATED SHE WALKED THE PROPERTY . WIEGAND ASKED HOW THIS WILL BE MONITORED? THEY HAVE A LOCAL COMPANY THAT WILL MONITOR THE EVENTS ALONG WITH THEY HAVE CAMERAS ON THE PROPERTY . THEY ALSO HAVE SIGNED AGREEMENTS THAT INDIVIDUALS RENTING THE PROPERTY TO SIGN TO MEET THEIR RESTRICTED REQUIREMENTS. WIEGAND MOVED THE PROPOSED CHANGE AS PRESENTED, SECOND BY GAUGER, MOTION CARRIED. 10. UPDATES WITH AT&T FIBER. MARK GRAUPMAN REPORTED QUITE A BIT OF ACTION CURRENTLY WITH CABLE BEING RUN THROUGHOUT THE TOWN. THE ADDITIONAL FIBER CABLE IS BE STRUNG ALONG EXISTING AT&T CABLE. IN REFERENCE TO BLUFF LEDGE ROAD, THE SOUTHERN END IS PARELEL OF THE ROAD BUT MORE TO THE NORTHERLY END THEY ARE CRIS CROSSING AERIALLY ON BLUFF LEDGE ROAD. AFTER CONTACTING AT&T THEY ARE GOING TO REASS THE HEIGHT OF THE LINES. THEIR FIVE-YEAR PLAN FOR AT&T IS TO ELIMINATE LAND LINES AND ONE OF THE CABLES WILL BE REMOVED IN THE LONG-RANGE PLAN. MAY AND JUNE AT&T IS HOPING TO START TURNING ON RESIDENTS. 11. TOWN ORDIANCES. GAUGER MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE #209, SECOND BY DANNHAUSEN, MOTION CARRIED. 3 12. TOWN ROADS. DATE FOR ROAD TOUR WAS SET FOR APRIL 10TH AT 7AM. WIEGAND IS STARTING TO SEE POTHOLES IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF TOWN ROADS. WIEGAND WILL START MAKING AN INVENTORY AND CONTACT SCHOPF. 13. TOWN HALL, BUILDINGS & GROUNDS, TOWN PROPERTY KRAUEL REPORTED HER FRUSTRATION WITH QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES AND WILL LOOK AT OTHER OPTIONS IF NO FOLLOW UP FROM THEM SOON. THE FACE OF ALL CABINETS IN THE TOWN GARAGE HAVE BEEN REPAINTED. PLAYGROUND---PROPOSAL FROM COMMERCIAL RECREATION SPECIALISTS WERE REVIEWED AND THERE WAS DIFFERENT FEED BACK FROM THE BOARD. GRAUPMAN WILL KEEP WORKING ON THIS. 14. REPORTS A. PLANNING COMMISSION. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW AND FOUR CSM’S WERE APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION. B. LICENSE, BUILDING & SIGN PERMITS PERMITS ARE STARTING UP AGAIN. C. COUNTY BOARD REPRESENTATIVE MONTHLY REPORT. GAUGER REPORTED THE RECENT ISSUE IS THE NEED FOR SAFE HABOR WITHIN THE WHITEFISH DUNES AREA OR OTHER NEARBY AREAS. WIEGAND ALSO REPORTED THE POSSIBILITY THEY MAY BE LOOKING AT IS MAKING THE BAILEYS HARBOR MARINA A SAFE HARBOR HOWEVER DNR REGULATES LOCATIONS. GAUGER ALSO UPDATED NEW ADDRESSING SIGNS HAVE BEEN HELDUP BUT HOPING FOR AN UPDATE SOON. D. TOURISM COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE & TRAILS INITIATIVE MONTHLY REPORT. LAST YEARS TOTAL TOWN 30% REVENUE WAS IN PACKET AT A TOTAL OF $323,047. 15. JOINT TOWN AND VILLAGE MATTERS A. FIRE STATION/BALL FIELD/CEMETERY/RECYCLING. WIEGAND REPORTED HE HAS BEEN BUSY WITH CEMETERY MATTERS. B. FIRE COMMISSION. DID NOT MEET. 16. CORRESPONDENCE 17. APPROVE VOUCHERS GRAUPMAN MOVED TO APPROVE THE VOUCHERS, SECOND BY DANNHAUSEN, MOTION CARRIED. 4 18. ADJOURNMENT. GRAUPMAN MOVED TO ADJOURN, SECOND BY WIEGAND, MOTION CARRIED. 7:45PM. RESPECTFULLY; PAM KRAUEL CLERK-TREASURER