Town Board — Minutes

1 REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES DATE: April 8, 2025 Chairman Fred Stoll called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM. Supervisors Kevin Mackie and Myron Olson, Diane Nelson, Clerk; Amy Eliot, Treasurer, Keith Kesler, Fire Chief ; and Mark Johnson and Taylor Linds ay, Streets Dept also attended. Gene Germano of Trusty Trucking was also present. Minutes: Myron motioned, seconded by Kevin to approve the minutes of last month ’s board meeting, motion passed. Financial Report : The financial report showed: $12,034.83 in checking, $390,534.37 in the general money market account which includes $184,112.92 in a sub-account dedicated to the town garage, $1323.41 in real estate tax account, $2,806,86 in personal property tax account, $18,187.02 in equipment account, and $577.21 in the Grant account. Kevin motioned, seconded by Myron to authorize paying the bills and accepting the treasurer’s report, and the motion passed. County Supervisors Report: Scott Loustari emailed that the Land and Development committee is beginning to work on the contracts with the fairgrounds and racetrack which are up in December 2025. Currently there are 3 active timber sales and 10,000 cords on the deck heading toward mills. The Transportation committee met April 2nd and approved the final design for the Nemadji River bridge project. The 5 -year highway improvement plan was also approved. A couple of capital project requests include floor drain replacement, shop lights, grader, front end loader and sign truck. Total request of $1,771,500. Crews have been washing bridges, finishing brushing, patching and pulling in shoulders. Staffing report: 4 open positions, 2 have been filled and 2 are in the pipeline. Town Officers Reports : Myron indicated t onight’s DOT speaker is unable to attend . Road inspections will be in early May, during the day as Fred is retired. They should be able to address them all in one day now. Road Report: Grader has been fixed, brusher needs repair . They are going to purchase a blower for the back of the tractor to address vegetation like pine needles on the road which makes grading difficult. Snowplow will be removed next week. Fire Chief Report: They have had 3 medical calls, and 2 mutual aid calls in the last month. Eleven people attended pipeline training. They are hosting some training meetings this month. Equipment antifreeze leak is being addressed. New Business: Zoning: Nothing needed approval. Town Rental Application: The form was edited for clarity and small price increases to cover janitorial costs. 2 Old Business: Garage Update: The board will set up a working meeting soon to develop a procedure for moving forward on a bid for a consulting firm to work on the garage. Town correspondence was reviewed. Myron motioned, seconded by Kevin to adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 7:40 PM. Respectfully submitted, Diane Nelson, Clerk